Sitting neatly along the River Lune, the town of Lancaster provides a stunning view of an equally stunning waterway with a couple of gorgeous monuments and buildings to further bolster the scenic horizon. Though the town limits of Lancaster place the population of the town at somewhere under fifty thousand residents, the greater urban area and outlying boroughs like Morecambe that truly make up Lancaster and Lancashire give a better idea of the size of this town; a more accurate estimate of the people that live in and around the town is something along the lines of two hundred thousand and, as such, Lancaster commands quite a bit of clout from its neighbors.
It isn't only size that Lancaster has to brag about, though; The town has been an indispensable part of the United Kingdom for nearly as long as the nation has been around. The town is actually named after one of the families of the British Monarchy, the Lancasters, and the ties between the crown and the town go back to ancient days. Lancaster Castle, one of the most beloved castles in all of England, dates back to the 1200s and it was later enlarged by none other than the first Queen Elizabeth. Lancaster, by this time, was already a full-fledged town and one of the most prominent in all of England. It was also during this time that Lancaster began to earn its reputation of "the hanging town"; experts agree that Lancaster was the site of more public hangings than any other town in the U.K. aside from London. The many years that Lancaster has been privy to the crown has given it unbelievable amounts of fantastic architecture that spans centuries in style and construction. Countless Georgian constructions and Edwardian monuments sit beside Victorian houses and the end result is a magnificent walk through the annals of architecture and history.
Though there are many gorgeous buildings dating back to time immemorial, many of Lancaster's greatest treasures are far more recent. Chief among these modern classics is the gorgeous Lancaster Grand Theatre. This imposing hall is home to some of the most legendary concert performances in history and to this day some of the biggest names in entertainment come to Lancaster to fill up this hallowed theater. Lancaster itself has earned top honors by many English publications for having some of the most varied and terrific cultural events each year throughout the country. The Lancaster Jazz Festival is one of the most lauded of its kind and the Storey Gallery is considered one of the most respected art galleries in the United Kingdom. Though it isn't rare for a sizable town to boast better than average cultural events, it is rare for a town as old and esteemed as Lancaster to have such an immediate grip on the pulse of the current artistic community. This should be seen as Lancaster's greatest treasure, although a look at the Castle, the Theater, or The Dukes will certainly make such a claim hard to commit to fully.
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