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Learning lessons from history
Lancaster pupils are learning about the city’s slave trade past at sessions in school and the Judges Lodgings museum. The…
Cards and Prints of the restored oil painting
Once again the cards of the painting of the JL c 1805 commissioned by the Friends are on sale in…
ART HELPS COMMUNITY TO FACE ITS PAST
An artistic way of facing Lancaster’s slave trade past has begun with a series of free community workshops. Lancaster Priory…
Visit to Hornby Castle gardens
On Thursday, 16th September a group of Friends, staff and volunteers from Judges Lodgings had a wonderful afternoon visit to…
VIP visitor to Judges Lodgings
We had a visit from the Queen of the Kitchen Disco herself, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who was appearing at Lancaster’s premier…
New book launch
The Friends of Judges Lodgings are delighted to be launching a new book written by Suzanne Bradshaw about the hidden…
Mrs James Hardman
Joseph Wright of Derby, Mrs James Hardman, 1769, oil on canvas, Judges’ Lodgings, Lancaster. Purchased by Lancashire Museums from the…
In the Secret Gardens – hidden oasis around Lancaster that offer sanctuary away from the noise and bustle of the city
“Probably the older of the secret gardens in Lancaster belongs to the Judges’ Lodgings Museum. Originally a functional space, probably…
Family Fun at Judges’ Lodgings
The museum was delighted to welcome back lots of families as we re-opened to the public in May. The new…