Once again the cards of the painting of the JL c 1805 commissioned by the Friends are on sale in the JL shop – either blank inside for yourown message or with the words Season’s Greetings inside. The cards cost £2.25 each or £5 for a pack of 3. There is also an unframed print…
An artistic way of facing Lancaster’s slave trade past has begun with a series of free community workshops. Lancaster Priory launched the workshops by hosting artist Tina Ramos Ekongo who helped visitors imagine and create the faces of victims of the slave trade to produce Black Portraits on Cardboard. Originally from Equatorial Guinea and now…
On Thursday, 16th September a group of Friends, staff and volunteers from Judges Lodgings had a wonderful afternoon visit to Hornby Castle Gardens. A tour round the gardens was conducted by Caroline Battersby and afterwards we were treated to tea and cake on the terrace followed by a talk by Sue about the history of…
We had a visit from the Queen of the Kitchen Disco herself, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who was appearing at Lancaster’s premier music festival, Highest Point on Sunday. Sophie was a delight and very complimentary about the museum and Lancaster itself! She put on a fantastic performance too. Thanks for visiting Sophie, we hope to see you…
The Friends of Judges Lodgings are delighted to be launching a new book written by Suzanne Bradshaw about the hidden lives of the servants who looked after the house and the judges when they were in residence. At a very reasonable £7.99 it is available now from the museum and will be a must for…
Joseph Wright of Derby, Mrs James Hardman, 1769, oil on canvas, Judges’ Lodgings, Lancaster. Purchased by Lancashire Museums from the Leger Galleries Ltd with the assistance of the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund, 1996 The ArtistJoseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) is one of the most important British…
“Probably the older of the secret gardens in Lancaster belongs to the Judges’ Lodgings Museum. Originally a functional space, probably where horses were stabled, an excavation revealed some Roman archaeology there. After becoming overgrown when the building closed for three years, the garden became a hive of activity again when the museum re-opened in 2019. …
The museum was delighted to welcome back lots of families as we re-opened to the public in May. The new activity packs and garden games were particularly popular, alongside the free children’s craft and trail. The garden is full of colour and provides a lovely green space in the heart of Lancaster to enjoy croquet,…
The Act received the Royal Assent on 12 May 1971 and abolished a number of ancient courts with effect from the end of that year. 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of… What do you remember about the early 1970s? Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’? The three-day week? Whatever your memories the chances are that they don’t…
We are delighted to report that 6 members of the garden volunteers have been awarded “highly commended” certificates by the Marsh Christian Trust in recognition of an outstanding contribution to engaging museum audiences, volunteers for museum learning The Marsh Trust Award 2019. Work is ongoing by the volunteers in the garden so that it is…