Regimental History
The Colours of the Regiment
Royal Lancashire Militia
Colours 1761
Royal Lancashire Militia. Presented by HM King George III on 15th
October 1761. Carried in Ireland 1798/99. Hung in Colonel Stanley’s
London home until October 1916, when they were sent to Captain-Adjutant
Wilkinson, Rose Cottage, Lancaster, for laying up in Lancaster Priory
Church. Since then all trace has been lost.
Colours 1801
Royal Lancashire Militia. Passed to Lieutenant Colonel John Plumbe-Tempest
and hung at his house, Tong Hall near Bradford. Only a portion of each
colour remained. Whereabouts unknown.
Colours 1806
1st Royal Lancashire Militia. Presented by HM Queen Charlotte at
Weymouth on 23rd June 1806. Passed to Lieutenant Colonel John Plumbe-Tempest
who hung them at Tong hall, near Bradford. Restored to the Regiment by
his great-grand-daughter on laid up in the Regimental Chapel on 18th
September 1932.
Colours 1816
1st Royal Lancashire Militia. Presented by the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland at Phoenix Park, Dublin. Given to Colonel John Plumbe-Tempest
and hung at Tong Hall, Bradford. Restored to the Regiment (by Mrs
Tempest) and laid up in the Regimental Chapel on 18th September 1932.
Colours 1853
1st Royal Lancashire Militia (Duke of Lancaster’s Own). Presented by Mrs
Clifton, wife of the Commanding Officer, at Giant Axe Field, Lancaster,
16th June 1853. Presented to Colonel Clifton in 1870 and hung at Lytham
Hall. Regimental Colour given to the Regimental Museum by Guardian
Estates, Lytham Hall, in 1972.
Colours 1870
1st Royal Lancashire Militia. Presented by Mrs Clifton at Lancaster on
27th June 1870. Carried by the 1st Battalion when 1st Royal Lancashire
Militia formed a 2nd Battalion in 1877 and later by the 3rd (Militia)
Battalion, King’s Own. Laid up in the Regimental Chapel on 15th July
1905.
Colours 1880
2nd Battalion, 1st Royal Lancashire Militia. Presented by Lady Constance
Stanley at Lancaster on 21st July 1880. Carried by 4th (Militia)
Battalion, King’s Own and laid up in the Regimental Chapel on 15th July
1905.
Colours 1905
3rd (Militia) Battalion, King’s Own. Presented by HM King Edward VII at
Knowsley on 14th July 1905. Remained in use at the Regimental Depot
until 1959. Laid up in the Regimental Chapel on 3rd September 1961.
Colours 1905
4th (Militia) Battalion, King’s Own. Presented by HM King Edward VII at
Knowsley on 14th July 1905. Deposited in Lancaster Town Hall when the
Battalion was disbanded in 1908. Laid up in the Regimental Chapel on
24th October 1928.
Only a proportion of our collections
are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display
in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of
our collections which are held in store.