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  FRANCIS ROBERTS ARCHITECTS » Lancaster RC Cathedral
Sectional elevation drawing of the new sanctuary at St Peter’s RC Cathedral, Lancaster.
One of the original drawings for the major scheme of reordering, refurbishment and redecoration at St Peter’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Lancaster.
Peter’s Cathedral, Lancaster: The conservation, repair, re-ordering and re-decoration of a fine building of 1865 by E. Paley (with later work by Giles Gilbert Scott).
www.francisroberts.com /category/lancaster-rc-cathedral   (270 words)

  
 Lancaster, Lancashire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lancaster (2001 census population 45,952: source ONS) is a city in Lancashire, in the north-west of England.
Lancaster is the historic county town of Lancashire, having given its name to the County Palatine of Lancashire.
The City of Lancaster and the Borough of Morecambe merged in 1974 to form the District of Lancaster within the "shire" county of Lancashire.This was given city status and Lancaster City Council is the local governing body for the district.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lancaster,_England   (1339 words)

  
 Lancaster Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lancaster, England, is the home of the Lancaster Cathedral, an impressive Roman Catholic cathedral also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral.
Raised to cathedral status for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in 1924.
The cathedral was extensively restored, redecorated and reordered in 1995, and the new Altar consecrated on the anniversary of the first Consecration.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lancaster_Cathedral   (381 words)

  
 GENUKI: Lancaster, Lancashire genealogy
On the top of this castle is a square tower, called John of Gaunt's Chair, where there is a fine prospect of the mountains of Cumberland, and of the course of the Lune; the view towards the sea extending to the Isle of Man. The town hall is a handsome structure.
In 1835 the parish of Lancaster contained the townships of Lancaster, Gressingham, Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme, Skerton, Bulk, Heaton with Oxcliffe, Aldcliffe, Ashton with Stodday, Overton, Thurnham, Scotforth, Quernmore, Caton, Over Wyresdale, Bleasdale, Preesall with Hackensall, Stalmine, Myerscough and Fulwood.
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Lancaster was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LAN/Lancaster   (592 words)

  
 Lancaster Online.com: Religion : The Cathedral connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The cathedral is a private building, supported by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation and created as a place where the nation can come together to grieve or celebrate.
The Rev. John Runkle, cathedral conservator, said the Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III made the platform his first project last year as the new dean of the cathedral to create a sense of intimacy.
Small, daily services are conducted from a high altar in the apse of the cathedral, behind the platform and separated from it by a rood screen.
local.lancasteronline.com /4/26512   (510 words)

  
 Lancashire Churches - Lancaster, St Peter
The beautifully detailed spire of the Catholic Cathedral of St Peter, Lancaster is a fine sight on the hillside overlooking the centre of Lancaster.
The Cathedral building dates from 1857-9, and was built as the parish church for the town's Catholic community.
St Peter's was raised to Cathedral status in 1924 when Pope Pius XI created the Diocese of Lancaster.
www.lancashirechurches.co.uk /lancasterstp.htm   (1110 words)

  
 Lancaster Online.com: Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
LANCASTER, Pa. - Although the intelligent design movement may appear to be closely related to creationism, it actually is closer to Darwinism, according to a Messiah College professor....
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - The Lancaster County Council of Churches is calling on all churches to ring their bells beginning at 10:45 a.m.
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Understanding — not merely tolerance — of other religions should be the aim of communities around the world, a group of interfaith leaders said Wednesday night....
local.lancasteronline.com /1/12   (330 words)

  
 Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, GA.
Allen Lancaster oversees the overall operations of the firm and is also quite active in his community and the roofing industry.
Lancaster chose to sub-contract the installation of the slate to John Kalkreuth of Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal Inc., Wheeling, W.V. Lancaster met Kalkreuth through their mutual work on committees for NRCA.
Lancaster is confident his part of the exterior retrofit will be completed well within that timeframe, and that most of the other work will be finished as well.
www.neslate.com /RCMagCath2.html   (1648 words)

  
 Historic Lancaster - City Coast Countryside
Thanks to Lancaster's heritage, there are many places of historic interest including: the award-winning, quayside Maritime Museum; the Music Room; the Judge's Lodgings home of the famous witch hunter, Thomas Covell and the City Museum which houses the King's Own Regimental Collection.
Lancaster's Jazz Festival in September is one of the highlights of our annual events programme.
Lancaster is a fantastic place for cycling and is proud of its extensive cycling network.
www.citycoastcountryside.co.uk /site/historic-lancaster   (347 words)

  
 Bishop Patrick life before Lancaster
His varied experience led to the conviction that renewal at every level in the Church was urgently called for, combined with a need to grapple with the new challenges facing the Church, preaching the Gospel in a fast-changing world.
Bishop O'Donoghue was Sub-Administrator of Westminster Cathedral from 1978-85, and Administrator from 1990-93.
Bishop Patrick was officially installed as Bishop of Lancaster at a special Mass in Lancaster Cathedral on Wednesday 4th July 2001 at 12 noon.
www.lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk /bishop/Bishoppatlife.htm   (842 words)

  
 WNC: Worship
As a thirteen-year-old boy visiting the Cathedral in 1939, he was awestruck by the north rose window, the masterpiece of artisan Lawrence Saint.
Canon Grandell came to the Cathedral from General Theological Seminary in New York City where he served as assistant director of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd and was a teaching assistant in homiletics.
The Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, founded in 1909, is one of only two choirs of men and boys in the United States maintained by a cathedral with an attached choir school.
www.cathedral.org /cathedral/programs/part.html   (2673 words)

  
 Diocese of Lancaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Lancaster is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the northwest of England.
Peter's Cathedral on Balmoral Road, Lancaster, is the diocesan cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Lancaster.
Completed in 1859 as a parish Church of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, and raised to the status of a cathedral upon the establishment of the diocese in 1924, St. Peter's is a functioning parish, as well as the residence of the Bishop.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diocese_of_Lancaster   (482 words)

  
 Lancaster Priory Choir
The original Lancaster Priory Choir is of the traditional English Cathedral style - boy treble, male alto, tenor and bass.
Many boys, young men and girls are members of the Northern Cathedral Singers and have also been on RSCM residential training courses, usually at Rossall School, Fleetwood.
A by-product of the closed circuit TV relay of the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1999, is a video, and high quality CD of the Service, available in the Bell Tower Book and Gift shop.
www.priory.lancaster.ac.uk /choir.html   (820 words)

  
 Ship of Fools: The Mystery Worshipper
The foundation stone was laid in 1857 and the church was consecrated in 1859.
The church: Located near the heart of Lancaster, the cathedral is the diocesan seat as well as a parish church.
The neighbourhood: The cathedral itself is only five minutes from the town centre and stands very close to the town hall and the Lancaster Canal.
ship-of-fools.com /Mystery/2006/1325.html   (924 words)

  
 Cathedral Primary School Lancaster
The Staff and Governors are committed to the ideal of the school as a Christian community based on mutual love and respect of both persons and property, to provide a secure and happy environment promoting spiritual, intellectual and social development.
Early in the Summer Term, parents of children due to start at Cathedral School in September are invited to attend an evening meeting and given a pack with suggestions of how they can help to prepare their children for the start of school.
The Cathedral is a Roman Catholic school and children are instructed in the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church.
www.cathedral.lancs.sch.uk /parents-info-work-of-the-school.html   (2245 words)

  
 Family Tree of John Michele Christopher Cordwell; Hobsons
She was christened in Manchester, Cathedral, Lancaster, 2 March 1836.
She was christened in Manchester, Cathedral, Lancaster, 22 March 1826.
She was christened in Manchester, Cathedral, Lancaster, 17 October 1832.
mywebpage.netscape.com /_ht_a/johncordwell/HobsonGenerations.html   (240 words)

  
 LU News. SUMMER SONG - LANCASTER SINGERS
Oct 2006: Rhiannon Oliver One of the first students on Lancaster University’s new medical course says she is enjoying the personalised tuition and friendly atmosphere.Rhiannon Oliver, who is 1...
Oct 2006: Dr Jim Wild with MP Ben Wallace A scientist from Lancaster University is to spend a week at the House of Commons shadowing the local MP as part of a scheme to influence research fund...
Oct 2006: Lancaster University is set to establish a UK-wide taught course centre for PhD students in Operational Research (OR), funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
domino.lancs.ac.uk /info/lunews.nsf/E/7284EDCC17C0B76180256D330043F68B   (1366 words)

  
 Standard Packages - Gambrels - The Lancaster
The three bedroom Lancaster model, by LOK-N-LOGS', has taken the classic gambrel design and updated it for today's lifestyles.
The large first floor great room area is ideal for entertaining or for family evenings together.
The second floor features two bedrooms, a full bath and a loft area which overlooks the cathedral ceiling portion of the living room below.
www.loknlogs.com /lancaster.asp   (98 words)

  
 TimeRef - History Timelines
As part of the deal, Edward was supposed to give up his claim for the French throne but this he failed to do.
John of Gaunt married Blanche, the daughter of Henry, Duke of Lancaster.
The Black Prince organised the construction of the Chantry Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral and he expressed the wish to be buried there.
www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hstt54.htm   (677 words)

  
 Best of 2005 - Blackburn Cathedral - Dean Weaver - 302/325 - World Wide Panorama
The cathedral site has been home to a church for over a thousand years.
With the creation of the diocese of Blackburn in 1926 the parish church was raised to cathedral status.
It now forms the cathedral nave and with the lantern tower added in 1967 the building was finally completed in 1977.
geoimages.berkeley.edu /worldwidepanorama/wwp1205/html/DeanWeaver.html   (103 words)

  
 Kayuda : Discover Lancaster and District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lancaster (2001 census population 45,952: source ONS) is a city in Lancashire, in the north-west of England.
Lancaster is the historic county town of Lancashire, having given its name to the County Palatine of Lancashire.
Lancaster gained its first charter in 1193 as a market town and borough, but was not given the status of a city until 1937.
www.kayuda.com /workspace/id/195   (5887 words)

  
 New Bishop for Lancaster
Of course, it's a huge joy and honour to be chosen by the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, to serve the Church in Lancaster.
Patrick O'Donoghue was born in Mourne Abbey, County Cork, Ireland, on 4 May 1934, and was one of five children of farmers Daniel and Sheila O'Donoghue.
He was sub-administrator of Westminster Cathedral from 1978 to 1985, rector of Allen Hall seminary from 1985 to 1990, and then administrator of the Cathedral from 1990 to 1993.
www.catholic-ew.org.uk /cn/01/010605.htm   (566 words)

  
 Lancaster Singers
The latter's Ah Robin was spellbinding and the Lancaster Singers performed three Byrd sacred pieces with fine polish and sensitivity.
His Songs and Sonnets of Shakespeare are delightfully wacky and jazzy and the Lancaster Singers enjoyed every note of them, particularly the homage-to-Schubert setting of Who is Sylvia.
As a tribute to the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, next came University Organist Ian Hare's fine rendition of the first stirring movement Elgar's Organ Sonata in G which dates from 1895.
www.lancastersingers.co.uk /default.html   (472 words)

  
 Polish Parishes in WNY: Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, Lancaster, New York
His successor was unable to continue in his footsteps and this resulted in the default of the parish on the cathedral mortagage.
The multimillion dollar complex located on Broadway near Schwartz Road in Lancaster N.Y. was opened in 1995 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the parish.
Some of the old cathedral's artifacts have been already removed and placed in the new complex; included are the stain glass windows of the saints, the pipe organ, some altar ware, the cornerstone and yet to be installed, the cathedral bells.
www.pgsnys.org /Churches/holymotherpncc.html   (879 words)

  
 GO-Guide - Abbeys and churches in North West England
In 1909, for the golden jubilee a new Baptistry was added on the side of the Cathedral and the High Altar was greatly elaborated by Giles Gilbert Scott, who added a fine triptych above the Altar.
The Cathedral was extensively restored, redecorated and reordered in 1995, and the new Altar consecrated on the anniversary of the first consecration.
The Cathedral abounds in superlatives: highest gothic arches, largest organ, heaviest ring of bells but the grandeur is balanced by a great sense of welcome and peace.
www.getoutguide.co.uk /attractions/abbeys.htm   (672 words)

  
 BEACH 2006 - Lancaster City
It is located on a hill to the East of the centre of Lancaster, and offers commanding views across the city towards the Lakeland fells and the Irish Sea.
Lancaster Castle is the seat of the Duchy of Lancaster, and has a decidedly grisly history, being a site of defence, incarceration, torture and execution since the Roman occupation.
Lancaster Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster, and dates from 1859.
www.hep.lancs.ac.uk /Beach2006/City.htm   (563 words)

  
 Me Abroad
I had some really cool ones, like of the cathedral and the river and a bridge, but alas they were all taken at night and didn't turn out very well, so you're stuck with this 'un.
Lancashire and bits of Lancaster as seen from the cathedral/castle hill.
Cathedral, next to the Castle on said hill.
www.unc.edu /~hfrost/Lancs   (2415 words)

  
 Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel - Discount London Hotels
The Thistle Lancaster Gate is housed in a grand, grade II listed Georgian property set in private gardens and directly overlooking Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
The nearest underground stations are Queensway and Lancaster Gate.
From the imposing Gothic Stephansdom (St. Stephan's Cathedral) in Vienna's old city center, to the world-class performances at the beautiful State Opera House, to a wealth of art displayed in the famous Kunsthistorische Museum, there is much experience here.
www.london-hotel-discounts.com /thistle-lancaster-gate-hotel.html   (1335 words)

  
 Hotels, Lancaster: Terrific Cheap Lancaster Hotels.
Find hotels & guest houses convenient for Lancaster Lancaster Leisure Park, the Butterfly House, Heysham Heritage Centre, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Morecambe Bay, the beauty of the Pennines, the magnificent Lancaster Cathedral, Lancaster Castle, Rufford Old Hall, the Museum of Lancashire and the peaks and valleys of the Lake District.
A modern hotel set in riverside grounds and located just off Junction 34 of the M6 Motorway, the Holiday Inn Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to the historic city of Lancaster and is just a 20 minute drive from the picturesque Lake District and 40 minutes to Blackpool’s attractions.
The Swallow Royal Kings Arms stands in the shadow of Lancaster Castle right in the heart of Lancaster one of England's most historical cities.
www.room4u.org.uk /hotels/lancaster/index.asp   (731 words)

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