Lunchtime Talk: Lancaster's LGBTQ+ History
Tuesday 27 October 2026, 12:10pm to 1:30pm
Venue
Library Exhibitions and Events Space, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom, LA1 4YGOpen to
All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, Applicants, External Organisations, Families and young people, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Prospective Undergraduate Students, Public, Staff, UndergraduatesRegistration
Registration not required - just turn upEvent Details
This lunchtime talk features 300 years of Lancaster's LGBTQ+ History - including prisoners at Lancaster Castle, Lancaster's gay bars, and staff and student life and activism in the 'Queer University' - Lancaster University in the 1970s!
This lunchtime talk features 300 years of Lancaster's LGBTQ+ History - including prisoners at Lancaster Castle, Lancaster's gay bars, and staff and student life and activism in the 'Queer University' - Lancaster University in the 1970s!
Location: Library event Space
Talk: 12:10 - 1pm
Questions and discussion: 1pm - 1:30
Bring your lunch; warm drinks and biscuits provided
Speaker: Eleanor Levin
Eleanor is a Tour Guide and Forest School Leader. Her tour subjects include Lancaster and Transatlantic Slavery, Historical Women of Lancaster, Lancaster's LGBTQ+ History, and Trees. She is a musician and songwriter and a member of the Lancaster Black History Group and the Morecambe Bay Curriculum.
Speaker
Eleanor Levin
Lancaster Black History Group and the Morecambe Ba
Eleanor is a Tour Guide and Forest School Leader. Her tour subjects include Lancaster and Transatlantic Slavery, Historical Women of Lancaster, Lancaster's LGBTQ+ History, and Trees. She is a musician and songwriter and a member of the Lancaster Black History Group and the Morecambe Bay Curriculum.
Contact Details
| Name | LGBT+ Staff Network |
| Website |