STONEWELL AREA-LANCASTER Stonewell is situated at the junction of St. Leonardgate, Church Street and Moor Lane. This area was also known as St. Marys Square in the 19th Century. The entrance to Moor Lane is in the foreground of this picture. St. Leonardgate is in front of the church building which is now a pub. This church was built in 1879 for the Congregationalists. Speeds map of 1610 shows an offshoot of the mill stream ending in what appears to be a circular pond at this point. For centuries this was the towns only sewer. The area around Stonewell in 1890. St. Nicholas Street no longer exists, having been obliterated by the St. Nicholas shopping arcade. Turn left into Moor Lane. Moor Lane As its name suggests this was the road that led to the moor above Lancaster, an area now occupied by Williamson Park. The gallows were situated on the Moor as shown on Yates map of 1786. The quarries which supplied much of the stone for buildings in Lancaster, possibly from as early as the Roman period, are also shown on this map. Note the Race Course to the west of the town. The public drinking fountain at the entrance to Moor Lane was originally in Dalton Square. It was erected in memory of Thomas Johnson, solicitor and promoter of outdoor activities for young men. It was moved to its current location when the new Town Hall was built in 1909.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:22:39 +0000
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