The Friary, St. Leonards Gate, Lancaster, LA1
Key Features
- Substantial and Most Prominently Situated Former 19th Century Church
- Corner Sited
- Deep Frontage
- In Recent Years Used as a Student Venue Bar
- Ideally Accessible to the Proposed Canal Corridor Development
- Potential For a Number of Uses
Description
Location
Lancaster is a vibrant university city with a wealth of history and is the principal town of North Lancashire. The M6 motorway passes to the East of Lancaster, with junctions 33 and 34 to the south and north respectively.
The population for the district is in excess of 130,000 plus students.
The Friary is on the corner of Rosemary Lane and St. Leonard's Gate fronting the one way system on Rosemary Lane within the City Centre.
Description
FOR SALE - Substantial and most prominently situated former 19th Century Church, corner sited with deep frontage onto the one way system on Rosemary Lane with return frontage to St Leonards Gate.
In recent years used as a student venue bar. Ideally accessible to the proposed Canal Corridor development.
Potential for a number of uses subject to any necessary change of use.
Originally a 19th century Church. The Friary operated as a quirky pub until it was closed in September 2014. Popular with students it once had the largest projected screen in Lancaster.
An imposing building, which is Grade 2 listed, boasts many period features such as an imposing and distinctive 3 stage tower. It dates from around 1879 - 81 and was originally built as a Congregational Church by JC Hetherington and GD Oliver of Carlisle.
Listed on the Historic England website which shows all the listed buildings.
Requires refurbishment. Some works have been carried out to the premises including asbestos removal, basement tanking and general clearance. Bat and Asbestos surveys.
The premises are ideally placed for access not only to the city centre but also to the Canal Corridor.
Particularly spacious character premises. Viewing essential to fully appreciate the space on offer.
£46,500. Currently assessed as public house and premises. Rates currently not payable.
Accommodation Text
Substantial and particularly spacious accommodation on the ground floor plus good sized first floor gallery.
Large expansive open ground floor area ideal for trading and entertaining.
Further accommodation in the basement and spire.
Services
Mains Water, Drainage and Electricity are connected.
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Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 81% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster493 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 195
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School544 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 372
- Type
- Community school
- Castle View Primary Academy835 metresOfsted: Inadequate *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 100
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School942 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 498
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School592 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,038
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School599 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,294
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Christian
- Our Lady's Catholic College608 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 981
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Lancaster High School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 567
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,755
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
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Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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