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The number of competitors and the strength of their support indicate the pleasure of the town folk in Lord Ashton's gift.

It was James Williamson, who had made his money in linoleum, who paid for the park, and his son (also James), later Lord Ashton, carried on the support.

Ashton Gardens, mainly provided by Lord Ashton, were formerly St George's Gardens.

The inscription on the fountain commemorates Lord Ashton's generosity to the inhabitants of St Anne's-on-Sea.

In the churchyard lies George Ashton Taylor, a former pupil of the Academy, who died aged nineteen.

The warden points to one of the city's landmarks, possibly the Ashton Memorial on the opposite hillside.

A number 9 bus from Ashton has just arrived on the left.

A residential school, it was established in 1894 on Brockholes Brow at Farringdon Park, and remained on the site for over 100 years before moving to new premises in Ashton in Ribble.

At the centre of Dalton Square stands a bronze statue of Queen Victoria guarded by four lions, given to the city by Lord Ashton. He

Charles Ashton from Thornton-le-Fylde post office had to walk from there to Inskip on most days, and in snow he followed the telegraph poles.

Not far from here was a huge sandhill, across from Lord Ashton's bungalow.

The Town Hall, another gift from Lord Ashton, had opened in 1909; it was designed by E W Mountford, who was the architect of the Old Bailey in London.

The Conran Street - Denton service was converted in December 1934, and the Ashton - Denton route in November 1936.

Preston was a major cotton town, and the Lancaster Canal runs from Ashton Basin.

When it was built for the Ashton Lever family it replaced an earlier hall built by Sir Darcy Lever and it was surrounded by a 700-acre estate.

A bus to Pedders Lane and Ashton-on-Ribble plies down Fishergate, but so busy has Preston become, that drastic alterations in regulating traffic have had to be made.

Williamson Park was a gift from the Williamson family; it was begun by Joseph Williamson, and continued by his son (later Lord Ashton) in memory of his father.

When his second wife Jessie died, Lord Ashton, son of James Williamson, decided to erect a monument to her.

Besides cloth making, the town became a centre for the manufacture of agricultural machinery; this was thanks to Robert Ashton Lister, who set up his firm in 1845.

We can see the round tower added by King John, and the back of the famous John of Gaunt Gateway; the Ashton Memorial, looking like St Paul's in London, stands out from the murk of Lancaster behind

Given by Lord Ashton in 1907, this one has Queen Victoria in bronze guarded by four bronze lions, symbols of Great Britain.

Yet another clothier's church, St Mary's at Steeple Ashton had a steeple, as the village name implies, but it was blown down in 1670.

It is the smallest Norman keep in England, and last saw action at the end of the Civil War, when Colonel Ashton's forces barricaded themselves in the castle demanding the pay that was owed them.

The terrace on the left is noteworthy: it dates from 1815 to 1830, and has interesting architectural features such as stone cill bands to the first and second floors and sash windows alternating