Town Hall, Lancaster

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iBase ID

265585

Reference identifier

NLA20140214002

Title

Town Hall, Lancaster

Place

Lancaster

General notes

"Officially opened on the 27th December 1909, by Lord Ashton. It replaced the existing Town Hall, now the City Museum in Market Square, as the then Lancaster Corporation had outgrown the building. The Corporation was unable to finance a new building but Lord Ashton offered to pay for a new Municipal building. Lord Ashton was a local multi millionaire businessman and industrialist, who had made his fortune after inheriting 'Williamson's', his father's Oil Cloth and Linoleum business. Based on the Quay at Lancaster, 'Williamson's' exported their goods all over the world."

From the Lancaster City Council website 10/04/2015

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

15.16 x 11.29

Year of image

c1910

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