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Lancaster Blackfriars
Lancaster Friary was a friary in Lancashire, England. The buildings were approximately where Dalton Square is found today. It was active between 1260 and 1539 . Nothing remains. Two archaeological trenches were dug in 1981 and 1994; they exposed some tiles and wall footings.
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Dalton Square
Dalton Square is a public square in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is bounded by Thurnham Street to the west and Sulyard Street to the north; the streets to the east and south are named Dalton Square. The square is named for John Dalton, who developed the site in the late 18th century.
The square occupies the former site of a 13th-century Dominican Friary. The Friary church is buried beneath Sulyard Street, while its cemetery is located between Sulyard Street and Moor Lane, a few yards further north.
The surrounding buildings include No. 2 Dalton Square, on its northern side, which was once the home of Dr Buck Ruxton, who killed his wife and servant in 1935. Adjacent to the right is Palatine Hall, the former Hippodrome variety hall, opera house and County Cinema. It was originally a Catholic chapel dating to 1798.
In the centre of the square is the Queen Victoria Monument, which was donated to the City of Lancaster by James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, in 1907. It was sculpted by Herbert Hampton.
Lancaster Town Hall, completed in 1909 in the Baroque Revival style, overlooks the square from the south.
Dalton Square has been designated one of the city's Character Areas by Lancaster City Council's Conservation Area Appraisal.
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Queen Victoria Memorial, Lancaster
The Queen Victoria Memorial in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, is a Grade II* listed building. It stands in the centre of Dalton Square, facing Lancaster Town Hall. It was erected in 1906, being commissioned and paid for by James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton.
The monument was designed by Herbert Hampton (1862–1929), a prolific sculptor and stone carver who also designed the exterior of the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster.
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The Dukes, Lancaster
The Dukes is a theatre in Lancaster, England. It is the county's only producing theatre venue, and is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. As well as producing two theatre productions each year, it also hosts a varied programme of touring theatre, comedy, live music and dance. It also has a reputation for screening independent cinema and in 2017 won Northern Soul's Cinema of the Year Award.
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Lancaster Town Hall
Lancaster Town Hall is a municipal building in Dalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1909 and is a Grade II* listed building.