Former Workshop, Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire
This warehouse and workshop were built in 1770, probably by Richard Gillow. It was built for the manufacture and display of furniture by the Gillows, who were described by Thomas Pennant in his 'Tour of Scotland' as 'very ingenious cabinet-makers... who fabricate most excellent and neat goods at remarkably cheap rates, which they export to London and the plantations'. This warehouse was described by Richard Gillow as 'newly built' in June 1770. Gillows continued to make furniture in Lancaster until the 1960s and still have a showroom today (2010).
