Scotland Road, Gretna Tavern & Aerial Shot.

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Four more cards from Ian Yate's collection.

The Gretna Tavern, now Lloyds TSB, opened July 12th 1916, probably as part of the initiative to encourage eating as well as drinking in Carlisle's pubs. The State Management Scheme was to be inaugurated just three days later.

The scheme was in answer to the rampant drunkenness rife in Carlisle by workers employed on the building of the Gretna Munitions Factory (this may explain the name of the tavern).


Card showing the then 'luxurious' interior of the Tavern.

Many of Carlisle's 'new' State Control pubs were being encouraged to sell food as the 'demon drink' didn't have as much effect when taken with food.






An aerial shot of Carlisle 1930s or 1940s.

The large grassed area at the bottom of the screen is where the new Technical College is taking shape. The path behind it (Zero Path) is the one that leads from the Turf Inn to Strand Road.

Top left is the market, you can follow West & East Tower St. from here until it reaches Lowther St (with Lowther St. School and H.M.Theatre opposite).

Top right is the Turf Inn and the cattle pens on the Sands. Coming over Eden Bridges in a straight line you can make out George St (Maternity Hospital used to be here) and continuing the line to Spencer St. you can see what was demolished to make way for Georgian Way.

A very interesting card.

This card shows Etterby St. on the left, with the old Crown Inn just beyond (new one completed Dec. 1937).

Most of the buildings on the right are now part of the Cumbria Park Hotel, beyond these houses there would have been little until Moorville and then Kingstown.

Probably about 1920 going by the car.

Notice the tram stop on the left.