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Lancaster (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə s t ər /, / ˈ l æ n k æ s-/) [2] is a city [3] in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. . The city is on the River Lune, directly inland from Morecambe B
The Louth-London Royal Mail, by Charles Cooper Henderson, 1820 Edinburgh and London Royal Mail, by Jacques-Laurent Agasse Lower Edmonton Royal Mail sorting office, in London The Royal Mail can trace its history back to 1516, when Henry VIII established a "Master of the Posts", [ 8 ] a position that was renamed " Postmaster General " in 1710.
After the opening up of the industry, competitors such as Whistl and UK Mail found their place offering business postal solutions. These companies, despite being competitors to Royal Mail, hand over sorted mail to the Royal Mail for "last mile delivery" due to the sheer dominance the latter hold in a process called 'Down Stream Access'. [3]
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The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000 [1] (equivalent to £10.5 million in 2023).
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The concert organ in the Ashton Hall was designed and built by Norman and Beard for the hall in time for its opening. [5] The whole complex, as well as the Queen Victoria Memorial in Dalton Square , had been personally financed by Lord Ashton who officially opened the facility on 27 December 1909.
In 2019, the purchase of The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection at Lancaster University was funded by the Education Trust Limited and the Whitehouse Trust and with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund; Art Fund; Garfield Weston Foundation; Bowland Trust; Friends of the National Libraries; John R Murray Charitable Trust; Guild of St George; Aldama Foundation; Pilgrim Trust; and the ...