Lancaster Lore

Explore the map, find the hidden stories in our city and share your own local myths... lancasterlore.com

Had a great chat with Greg from Beyond Radio about Lancaster Lore and all sorts of fun stuff happening with @Litfest Pop along to our Myth-Making Workshop! 2pm, Saturday 16th March at @The_Storey (Reading Room) @LancsLibraries

Pop down to @The_Storey and check out our interactive Map of Myths. Explore the myths or add your own! Don't miss our events during Lit Fest Myth-making workshop: 2pm Sat 16th@ the Storey Story Hunt: 2.30pm, Sun 24th @ the Castle gate. #LancasterLore @Litfest @VisitLancashire

And today we hang the @Litfest 2024 exhibitions: ‘Connected Histories’, (@LancasterBlack ), North-west Landscape and Wildlife Photography’ and the superb @jamesfoxtextile retrospective (with a new banner from @sewingclancs) in The Gallery @The_Storey, Lancaster.

@Litfest @buliejell @SwainsonBill @TheDukesTheatre @lancaster_words @LancasterBlack @oliverklangmead @CumbriaEnglish @lancasterarts @emma_me @The_Storey @OneworldNews @the_FSA @UniofOxford @KelloggOx @WomenInTheArts @WomensPrize @weareAchates @CulturalPhilFdn @whatSFSaid @readingagency @settlestories @WorldBookDayUK @DaveMcKean @Booktrust @CarnegieMedals @EnglishAssoc @clpe1 @DFB_storyhouse @MarkCocker2 @vintagebooks @RSPBLeightonM @RSPB_Ribble @Natures_Voice @guardian @joncbirder @WWTMartinMere @visitBrockholes @sophieinspace @friendslanclib @LancasterUniLib @LGGSEnglish @ripleystthomas @LRGSLancaster @heyimjarvis @EarlyTrain @acgrayling Can't wait!!!

@buliejell @SwainsonBill @TheDukesTheatre @lancaster_words @LancasterBlack @oliverklangmead @CumbriaEnglish @lancasterarts @emma_me @The_Storey @OneworldNews @the_FSA @UniofOxford @KelloggOx @WomenInTheArts @WomensPrize @weareAchates @CulturalPhilFdn @whatSFSaid @readingagency @settlestories @WorldBookDayUK @DaveMcKean @Booktrust @CarnegieMedals @EnglishAssoc @clpe1 @DFB_storyhouse @MarkCocker2 @vintagebooks @RSPBLeightonM @RSPB_Ribble @Natures_Voice @guardian @joncbirder @WWTMartinMere @visitBrockholes @sophieinspace @friendslanclib @LancasterUniLib @LGGSEnglish @ripleystthomas @LRGSLancaster @heyimjarvis @EarlyTrain @acgrayling 16/3 2pm at Lancaster Library, join @LancsLore's Mike Forde in reseeding Lancaster with living stories. Explore old and new myths hidden across the city and you’ll have the chance to write and craft your own local stories. All welcome!  Learn more: geni.us/getinv 11/18

🧵Litfest 2024 kicks off in March, so, time for a mega-thread of our first weekend of events! Fiction, poetry, children's events, environment & more! Free/Pay What You Can. In-person & online (watch live or on 30 day catch up) Explore it all here! geni.us/LF2024 1/18

In 1888, John Wilson Sykes, a labourer from 104 North Edward Street, was arrested and cautioned for stealing flowers Discover Emily's re-imagining of this event... spillthemillrace.com/the-things-we-… Photo: Graham Hibbert, CC BY-SA 4.0 <creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa…>, via Flickr @lancasterarts

Rediscovering & reimagining a historic part of #Lancaster through storytelling, ceramics, dance & soundscape. Be a part of #SpillTheMillRace, a series of free public workshops with local artists, culminating in an exhibition & performance. Find out more: spillthemillrace.com/about

"But next time you’re strolling along the prom and see a gaggle gathered in the sea, splishing and sploshing, squealing and squawking, stop and take a proper look..." lancasterlore.com/mermaid-of-mor…

"The seats were not arranged in a circle, nor in rows but each man knew his place and the Leader of the Woods (the eldest of all the Elders) eventually took his seat on an unremarkable stool at the centre of the clearing..." lancasterlore.com/the-freemen-of…

Most bins in Lancaster are well-behaved. They gather the litter and tidy the streets. They're quiet. And most of all, they sit still. But the bin below the Bridge on Ridge Lane is different... lancasterlore.com/badly-behaved-…

"If you’ve ever wondered why the royal crest in Lancaster Priory shows a terrified lion and a laughing unicorn, we need to revisit the moment of its sculpting..." lancasterlore.com/why-the-unicor…

"You can’t peer over the walls of the Storey’s Secret Garden. They’re too tall. And you’re too small..." lancasterlore.com/scrumpers-stor…

"The aqueduct has a hole in it. In fact, it has many, many holes. If you stand beside the river Lune, below the canal’s mighty arches, you’ll see the drips…. Or even feel them plop merrily upon your head..." lancasterlore.com/the-aqueduct-w…

Ever fancied seeding an ecosystem of stories and legends... an open source folklore, embedded in the hidden corners of our city? Us too! lancasterlore.com

"You’ve seen her. She keeps her head down and makes herself look small, moves timidly as if she’s unsure of her step… And her boots look like they’ve never been worn..." The Library Ghost by Jenny Adamthwaite lancasterlore.com/the-library-gh…

Beware the Ghosts of the Great Hall at Lancaster Uni! lancasterlore.com/the-great-ghos…

Check out Freeborn by the fantastic Pete Kalu lancasterlore.com/freeborn

Watch out for the pixies if you're out picking apples in the Storey Gardens! lancasterlore.com/storey-garden-…

"If you ever find yourself at Dalton Square, at midnight... on a full moon..." lancasterlore.com/the-lions-at-d…

We're always looking for stories. Share your local legends or create something brand new... lancasterlore.com