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About 1260 Dominican friars came to Lancaster and founded a friary east of the town roughly where Dalton Square is today. John Dalton obtained an Act to develop the Frierage site in 1784, he also built the neighbouring streets and named them after members of his own family.
The Queen Victoria monument in Dalton Square was built in 1906. In 1909 the Dalton
monument was erected, The Victoria Monument was given to the town by Lord Ashton
in 1907. It was originally intended for Williamson Park. The sculptor was Herbert
Hampton. Queen Victoria and four lions are in bronze. The panels have reliefs of
eminent Victorians, including Lancaster-
Lancaster Town Hall was officially opened on the 27th December 1909, by Lord Ashton. It replaced the existing Town Hall, now the City Museum in Market Square. The cost of the whole project, including the development of Dalton Square and the erection of the statue, was £155,000.
No. 2 Dalton Square was home of Dr. Buck Ruxton, the Lancaster murderer who killed his wife and servant On September 14, 1935. Next door, is Palatine Hall which now houses Council offices. It was previously the County Cinema and before that, the Hippodrome variety hall and opera house. Originally it was a Catholic chapel built in 1798.
In 1937 Lancaster was made a city.
