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Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

Generations of mariners and their passengers have gazed upon this as their last sight of England, or their first glimpse of home. This marvel in red sandstone, Britain’s largest cathedral, reputedly

Manchester Town Hall

This fabulous Gothic extravaganza is architect Alfred Waterhouse’s undisputed masterpiece. Soaring nearly 300 feet above Albert Square, it is more a cathedral than a town hall.

Pendle Hill

Visitors to East Lancashire cannot fail to be impressed by the gaunt yet beautiful shape of Pendle Hill. All over the world from Ayers Rock to the Matterhorn, hills and mountains

Saint Walburge's Church, Preston

This is a soaring masterpiece of Gothic inspiration. It is rare indeed for a humble parish church to be constructed in such a spirit of imaginative whimsy

Blackpool Tower

When Lancashire mills closed for the Wakes Weeks, Blackpool Tower became the beacon by the sea that drew the cotton town masses. This titanic edifice in iron and steel

The Ashton Memorial

The gleaming white Baroque masterpiece that looks down on Lancaster’s lanes and wharves. This Edwardian folly on the grand scale is architecturally

Coniston Old Man

At 2,633 feet, Coniston Old Man is Lancashire’s highest ground. Surely England’s best loved mountain, The Old Man dominates the skyline in this part of Lancastrian Lakeland

Lancaster Castle

This iconic castle dates back to the 11th century and adjoins a Roman Fort over-looking a crossing of the River Lune. The large Keep dates

Liverpool Road Railway Station, Manchester

The Manchester to Liverpool railway was the World’s first inter-city steam railway and was opened on the 15th September 1830 by the Duke of Wellington and a day’s journey

Manchester Ship Canal

Opened in 1894 it was the World’s largest river canal network and made Manchester, Britain’s third busiest port despite being 40 miles inland. It took six years

Furness Abbey

Second only to Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, in being the richest and most important Cistercian monastery in England, Furness Abbey was founded in 1127 by French monks under the

Hill Top

Hill Top Farm was the 17th century Grade II listed, home from home of children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. The 34 acre farm was managed by John Cannon who with his family

Speke Hall

Speke Hall, Lancashire is considered to be one of the finest examples of a timber framed Tudor house in England. Dating from 1530, the hall was built over an existing building by the Norris family

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower is a Grade I listed fortified manor house standing 198.12 meters (650 feet) above sea level on the highest point in the area and located 1 km (0.7 miles) to

The East Lancashire Railway

Today’s East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is a heritage railway operating over two contrasting sections of line. Both built originally in the 19th century to serve separate routes which passed through

The Lancashire Fusiliers Museum

The Fusilier Museum, Bury, Lancashire is the home of collections of the 20th Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The Museum holds the record of over 300 years

The World of Glass - St Helens

This museum contains two exceptional galleries to explore and enjoy. The Glass Roots Gallery sets out the history of glass and how it is important in our everyday lives and the Earth into Light Gallery

The Roman Remains at Ribchester

Established in AD 78 in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, Bremetennacum Veteranorum was a hilltop Roman settlement originally consisting of a timber and turf fort besides which a Romano British village,

Formby Point and Red Squirrel Reserve Museum

Formby Point in Lancashire is made up of a large beach area and sand dunes surrounded by stunning coastal pinewoods. Erosion of the sand revealed layers of mud and sediment shown

The English Lake District World Heritage Site

The English Lake District has been shaped by the Ice Age, nature and human action over the centuries into the unique landscape which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritages Site in July 2017.

Burnley Embankment - The Straight Mile

The embankment, known locally has the ‘Straight Mile’, was designed by Robert Whitworth and constructed at a cost of £22,000 (1.6 Mil at 2019 prices) between 1796 and 1801, totalling 1,256 yards

Friends of Real Lancashire

Friends of Real Lancashire are concerned to promote the true identity of our county which has been extremely confused in the minds of some people, especially those working in the broadcasting and newspaper industries, since the local government reorganisation of 1974.

The Government at that time stated that the “new counties” were administrative areas only, and that the boundaries of traditional counties such as Lancashire had not been changed. Unfortunately, the media refer to these administrative areas all too frequently and ignore the fact that places such as Barrow-in-Furness, Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington, etc. are still in Lancashire.

If administrative areas had not been called counties much of this confusion would have been avoided. The Royal Mail has dropped the use of administrative county names in postal addresses, and names such as Cumbria and Merseyside do not appear in the current Royal Mail Postal Address Book.

The Wonders of Lancashire

The seven wonders of the ancient world such as the Colossus of Rhodes and The Hanging Gardens of Babylon have gone down in history and legend. But you don’t need to travel back in time to see great structures which lift the spirit.