Cemetery, English Street & Victoria Viaduct

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Richardson St. cemetery was one of 3 opened to address the situation with the city's cemeteries which were becoming overcrowded and decayed.
It was opened in 1855, followed by Upperby in 1881 (an extension to the existing graveyard) and Stanwix (Kingstown Road) in 1887.
The building is unchanged since it was built.





English St circa 1916. The City Picture House on the left was opened in Nov. 1915 and closed in 1960.
Next to it is Strongs the grocers and the Ceylon Tea Company



Victoria Viaduct around 1917. Little and Ballantynes warehouse is on the left. The firm was started in 1790 by the Hutton Bros. and taken over by John Little and Tom Ballantyne in 1840. Their nurseries were at Knowefield.
The Central Hotel is the building to the right.

Stanwix bowlers and Olden Time Carlisle

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Still in use today, Stanwix Bowling Club was opened in May 1901, this picture was probably taken shortly after it opened. The housing is on Stanwix Bank.






Carlisle from Stanwix Bank around 1745. Only one of the two Eden Bridges can be seen but the two channels are visible. After 100 years of peace since the English Civil War people were starting to build just outside the city walls, the '45 sent them hurrying back inside.


The view from Caldewgate in the same era. The view is from where Port Road Business Park is now, then called Primrose Bank. The river is the Caldew (stone bridge) and the mill race with the wooden walkway. The road is leading to the Irishgate, one of 3 gates into the city.

How many tourists could we entice to the city nowadays if we had kept the walls in good repair?