Observatory
Observatory is a ruins in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Observatory is situated nearby to Ashton Memorial, as well as near Williamson Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashton Memorial and Williamson Park.
Ashton Memorial
Photo: Mark Longair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000. Ashton Memorial is situated 470 feet northeast of Observatory.
Williamson Park
Park
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Williamson Park in Lancaster, England, was constructed by millionaire James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, and his father, also called James Williamson. Williamson Park is situated 540 feet northeast of Observatory.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is in Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Christ Church is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skerton and Aldcliffe.
Skerton
Suburb
Skerton is an area in the north of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on the other side of the River Lune to the castle. It was formerly a township, but in the late 1800s it was incorporated into Lancaster and the neighbouring townships. Skerton Bridge takes the A6 southwards towards the city centre.
Aldcliffe
Village
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldcliffe is a hamlet, and former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, south-west of Lancaster, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. Aldcliffe is situated 1½ miles southwest of Observatory.
Stodday
Hamlet
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stodday is a hamlet in the civil parish of Aldcliffe-with-Stodday, in the Lancaster district, in the county of Lancashire, England. It is just south of the city of Lancaster, near the A588 road and the River Lune. Stodday is situated 2 miles southwest of Observatory.
Observatory
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04473° or 54° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.78385° or 2° 47′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C6V26V8+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 370447711OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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