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STORY TOUR: Yards, Courts and Alleys - Conditions in Victorian Lancaster

Type:Guided Walk

Lancaster City Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1HT

Tel: 0152464637

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STORY TOUR: Yards, Courts and Alleys - Conditions in Victorian Lancaster

Everyone has a story... These unique Story Tours let you discover our local history in a brand new way, through the personal stories of the people who lived it.

Yards, Courts and Alleys: Conditions in Victorian Lancaster.

Using Richard Owen's 'Health of Towns' report as a guide, local historian Naomi Parsons will lead you down Lancaster's lesser used thoroughfares to discover the dreadful conditions that families lived in and the changes that helped to overcome the epidemics that plagued them.

Outdoor walking tour starting from Lancaster City Museum. 1.5 hours.

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Adults £10, Children (under 18) £2.50.

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