A walk in Lancaster - Execution Slavery Industry
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Duration - 3 hours
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Guide optionsEnglish
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
A walk in Lancaster - Execution Slavery Industry - With a history going back to the Romans, an ancient castle, its own special national anthem, a connection to the slave trade, and the first gruesome murder solved by forensics, Lancaster has a lot to offer.
Highlights
- Lancaster Castle
- The quayside at the River Lune
- 18th century houses
- Gruesome executions and murders
Description
A walk in Lancaster - Execution Slavery Industry
We'll begin at Lancaster Castle. We'll cover it origins as a Roman fort, and its building in the 12th century onwards. We'll learn about gruesome executions, the trials of the Pendle Witches and prominent Quakers. We'll understand how Lancaster became so prosperous through the slave trade in the 18th century. We'll learn about Lancaster's part in the Industrial Revoltion. We'll become acquainted with Lancaster's Black and White Canal. We'll understand how the first use of forensic science solved a murder committed in the centre of Lancaster.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Experienced tour guide
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Lancaster
- Lancaster Castle
- The Priory
- The Quayside
- Almshouses
- Prosperous houses associated with the slave trade
- Other notable buildings of architects and industrialists
- Lancaster Canal
- The doctor's house that became a crime scene
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