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Queen's Hotel: Mid-19th century: The hotel is in brick with sandstone dressings, all painted, and has a slate roof. It has three storeys, and an L-shaped plan, with a symmetrical five-bay main front, and a wing at the rear. In the centre is a wide single-storey porch with a round-headed opening.
The Clifton Baronetcy, of Clifton in the County of Lancaster, was created on 4 March 1661 for Thomas Clifton of Clifton Hall, near Lytham, Lancashire who was descended from Gilbert de Clifton, High Sheriff of Lancashire on four occasions in the 13th century. The Baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1694.
Formal afternoon tea remains a popular tradition in the Commonwealth, particularly at fine hotels. [10] In London, the major hotels compete for the annual Afternoon Tea Awards. [15] In Canada, afternoon tea ceremonies at the grand railway hotels are a well-known tradition across the country. [10]
J. Lyons & Co. was a British restaurant chain store, food manufacturing, and hotel conglomerate founded in 1884 by Joseph Lyons and his brothers in law, Isidore and Montague Gluckstein. Lyons' first teashop opened in Piccadilly , London in 1894, and from 1909 they developed into a chain of teashops , with the firm becoming a staple of the High ...
The church includes monuments to the local Clifton family. [1] St Cuthbert's stained glass includes a window designed in 1860 by Hardman & Co., an 1874 window depicting the Mount of Olives by Morris & Co. as well as work by Charles Eamer Kempe, Jean-Baptiste Capronnier and Clayton and Bell. [2]
St John's Church is in East Beach, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kirkham, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. [1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. [2]
Clifton was born on 3 March 1845 into a prestigious Lancashire family. [2] He was the only son of John Talbot Clifton and the Lady Eleanor Cecily Lowther. [ 3 ] His father, who succeeded Thomas' grandfather to the Lytham Hall and estate in 1851, was a Member of Parliament for North Lancashire between 1844 and 1847 and died in Algeria in 1882 ...
The armorial bearings comprise a complete Achievement of Arms, that is - shield, crest and helm and mantling, supporters, badge and motto. They reflect the union of the three local authorities in the area: Lytham St Annes Borough Council, Kirkham Urban District Council and Fylde Rural District Council. [7]