Williamson Park in Lancaster, England, was constructed by millionaire James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, and his father, also called James Williamson. Its focal point is the Ashton Memorial. The park now covers an area of 53.6 acres (217,000 m), having been extended in 1999 onto adjoining land, Fenham Carr, following a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Williamson Park, Lancaster in the context of Ashton Memorial
The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000 (equivalent to £10.5 million in 2023).
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