Williamson Park, Lancaster

Williamson Park, Lancaster

Williamson Park is a park in Lancaster, England. Its focal point is the Ashton Memorial. The park was constructed by millionaire James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, and his father, also called James Williamson. The park now covers an area of 217,000 m², having been extended in 1999 into adjoining land, Fenham Carr, following a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Features of the park include the Ashton Memorial, fountains, a butterfly house, a café, a children's play area, the Lancaster sundial on the site of what was once a bandstand, some sculptures and a small folly known as the Temple. The park is extensively wooded, with many pathways winding among the trees. During July and August each year, the local Duke's Playhouse performs a promenade play in the park each evening, using the natural scenery as the stage and requiring the audience to follow the actors from scene to scene.

External links

* [http://www.williamsonpark.com/ Official website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lancaster (Großbritannien) — DEC …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lancaster, Lancashire — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 54.047 longitude= 2.801 official name= Lancaster population = 45,952 (2001 Census) shire district= City of Lancaster shire county = Lancashire region= North West England constituency westminster=… …   Wikipedia

  • Lancaster (Lancashire) — 54.046944444444 2.7983333333333 Koordinaten: 54° 3′ N, 2° 48′ W …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton — (31 December 1842 ndash; 27 May 1930) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.Williamson was a successful businessman, whose family business in Lancaster produced oil cloth and linoleum which were exported around the world. [ [http …   Wikipedia

  • Metro Bank Park — Former names Riverside Stadium (1987 2004) Commerce Bank Park (2005 2009) …   Wikipedia

  • McKinney Falls State Park — Lower McKinney Falls …   Wikipedia

  • Wheatland (Lancaster) — Infobox nrhp | name =James Buchanan House nrhp type = nhl caption = location= Lancaster, Pennsylvania lat degrees = 40 lat minutes = 2 lat seconds = 36 lat direction = N long degrees = 76 long minutes = 19 long seconds = 49 long direction = W… …   Wikipedia

  • Ashton Memorial — The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, England built between 1907 and 1909 by millionaire industrialist Baron Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy. At around 100 feet tall, it dominates the Lancaster skyline and is… …   Wikipedia

  • Lancashire — For other uses, see Lancashire (disambiguation). Lancashire Flag of Lancashire[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Clipper Magazine Stadium — The Clipper Location 650 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17603 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”