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Lancaster Cemetery Tours

Contact Info

Quernmore Road
LANCASTER
Lancs
LA1 3JT
Tel: 01524 541156

 
 

FREE tours of Lancaster Cemetery, lead by Roger Frankland, will be available, courtesy of Lancaster Civic Society .
The Tours are held on the THIRD SUNDAY in the Summer months April to September.
Please meet at the main cemetery gates, off Quernmore Road, Lancaster at 2pm. The Tours last just over one hour.
Sensible shoes are advisable.
On the tour you will learn about the symbolism of the Victorian Memorial Artist in stone and view the many different styles of gravestones. You will be shown the tombstones of the "movers and shakers" of Victorian Lancaster and the people who gave their names to Lancaster streets and landmarks. How to find the memorial to previous generations of your family locally will also be explained.

Dates

Guided walk 20 Apr 2008 - 21 Sep 2008

* On 3rd Sunday of each month from April til September.