Gardens · North West England
Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works
In or near Lancaster.
Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works — a garden in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Lancaster · 1.7 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works, the nearest railway station is Lancaster, located 1.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LA1 3NR. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any accessibility information.
About
Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works is a garden of interest in england-north-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The former Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works is located in Caton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The works produced railway rolling stock and trams. The buildings were designed by the local architect E. G. Paley. After the company moved its business elsewhere, the building was used during the First World War for the internment of enemy aliens. It is listed at Grade II, and, as of 2011, is in use as an office, warehouse and factory.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Company originated in 1863. Offices and workshops for the company were designed by the local architect E. G. Paley, and built between 1863 and 1865 alongside the North Western Branch of the Midland Railway. The works manufactured railway carriages and wagons, trams, wheels and axles, and provided wagons for hire. It closed in 1908 when its business moved to the Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd.
Architecture
The building is constructed in sandstone and has slate roofs. The front which faces Caton Road consists of a long range of single-storey workshops with ventilation provided through a clerestory. It has a central entrance gateway with a tall clock tower. The tower is in three stages. In the bottom stage is the wagon entrance with a rusticated segmental arch, above which are four round-headed windows and a clock face. The tower has a steep pyramidal roof on the top of which is a timber bellcote, also with a pyramidal roof. The office block is in two storeys. It has a wide central bay between two semi-octagonal windows. The front range of the works and the office are recorded in the National…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.0595, -2.7902
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Lancaster, unparished area
- Postcode
- LA1 3NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Established
- 1865
- Nearest railway station
- Lancaster — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6483127 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works?
- Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA1 3NR), in the parish of Lancaster, unparished area.
- What is Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works?
- Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works — a garden in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works?
- The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA1 3NR.
- When was Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works built?
- Built or established in 1865. Designed by Edward Graham Paley.
- Who owns Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works?
- Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works a protected site?
- Yes — Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works?
- The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA1 3NR.