Although Storm Amy was upon Lancaster, we were delighted that regulars to the tearoom and visitors still braved the windy weather and we were able to raise another £189 for The Judges’ Lodgings. Thanks as always to our bakers, servers, those that wash up and of course our guests. Our next tearoom will be on…
We are delighted to say that The Friends made £1000.08 over the two days of the tearoom at the September Heritage Weekend. What an achievement. Thanks go to all the bakers, the servers and the washer ups, and all the visitors that enjoyed tea and cake and gave so generously. There was a special cake…
Do you or your family have a connection to the Judges’ Lodgings in Lancaster? Have you any memories of the Judges’ Lodgings up until 1975? If so, would you like to take part in a project to record this history? In 2025, the Judges’ Lodgings Museum is celebrating 400 years of being the oldest townhouse…
A Textile Exhibition by Sarah-Joy Ford and Sewing Café Lancaster Opening September 2025 As we celebrate 400 years of Lancaster’s oldest Town House, a new series of textile interventions will reveal working-class lives at the Judges’ Lodgings, from those who served the Judges to those who came before them charged with breaking the law. Artist…
Families have been enjoying Wild Art workshops with Lela Harris during May, June and July, creating the beautiful hand-held and hanging birds and insects shown below. Their art has been influenced by migrating wildlife such as the Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies that visit the museum garden, having had a long and exhausting migration…
Roger Jump has been a member of the FJL Committee for 9 years until he retired at this year’s Friends AGM in February. He has also served as a Trustee for 8 years. His background in finance has been invaluable both as a Trustee and as Treasurer on the Friends and his pertinent contributions to…
June has been a busy month for the Friends raising awareness and funds for The Judges’ Lodgings Museum. We paid for a banner to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the building which is now displayed on the railings of the building when open. We hosted our monthly tearoom that had our usual Victorian Theme and…
Judges Lodgings team are delighted to announce that the museum has been awarded £88,969 from the National Lottery for ‘Judges Lodgings 400 – Voices from our community’. This project will celebrate 400 years of the landmark building in Lancaster and 50 years of its use as a museum. The team of staff, Friends, volunteers and…
The Friends have recently hosted two themed tearooms. On Saturday 5th April, we had a 70’s style tearoom to celebrate the 50 years of the Judges’ Lodgings being a museum and on Saturday 3rd May, we celebrated VE Day with a 40’s style tearoom. We raised over £400 in total for the Judges’ Lodgings, and…
Thank you to all of you that supported the Victorian Tearoom on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December. We were delighted to welcome new guests and those who returned to sample the delicious homemade cakes, traybakes and for the first time vegetarian savouries. We were delighted to raised £666.16 for The Friends which will go…