The imposing Lancaster City Museum is housed in what was the city's town hall, right in the bustling Market Square. The elegant Georgian-style building was constructed between 1781 and 1783, designed by Major Thomas Jarrett and Thomas Harrison. The museum was founded in 1923 and its collection, extremely diverse with its dioramas, guides visitors through the social and industrial history, archaeology of Lancaster, and the stories of the people who have contributed to making the city what it is today. The museum also houses a collection of fine arts and organizes a wide range of temporary exhibitions. The Museum building also hosts the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, a fascinating insight into the military heritage of the city's regiment from 1680 onwards.

Find out more at:  www.lancaster.gov.uk/museums