 During this time much less work was carried out in the secular sphere . There were no new substantial country houses designed during this time , the largest being the " rather plain , four @-@ square " <unk> House . The only major public buildings were the Storey Institute ( 1887 – 91 ) in Lancaster , and the Lancaster Royal Infirmary ( 1893 – 96 ) . Work was carried out on school buildings , including extensions at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Christ Church School , Lancaster ( both 1887 ) , and a new building for the Keswick School of Industrial Art ( 1893 – 94 ) . Commercial buildings included shops for the Lancaster and Skerton Cooperative Society , including a large store in the middle of Lancaster . 
