Here you can find out about the early years of the University. You can explore how the initial idea for a university in Lancaster came about. You can also look at how it was initially established in various buildings in the city and how the new campus was constructed.
A campus map provides further details about some of the specific buildings – why they are called what they are called and when they were built.
Aerial shots used with the kind permission of Marion McClintock from the book Quest for Innovation (1974)