The Post Office, Town Hall tram & view from castle

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A 1920s/30s view of the General Post office in Warwick Road which opened in 1916. The first mail coach ran into Carlisle in 1785 and the P.O was in St. Cuthbert's Lane, it moved to Old Post Office Court in 1840.

Lowther St. G.P.O opened in 1863 and was extended in 1874 (to where the T.S.B is now).

The G.P.O is to close this year (2008) and move to W.H. Smiths (upstairs) where a poor and inconvenient service will be provided.

A nice close up of the Newtown tram at the Town hall tram stop, probably in the 1920s. I have written about the trams on other posts but it's not often you get a card with a nice close up view, advertisements and all.



A view from the castle, Castle St. straight ahead, Finkle St to its left and Annetwell St to the right.

Fynkelstrete is shown on a map of 1540 and may mean a street with a bend or where fennel is sold.

The houses to the left were demolished around 1929 and those to the right, including the Salvation Army Citadel in 1972 to make way for the dual carriageway.

I remember Reed & Bell (thanks Anonymous) on the far side of Annetwell St, Malcolm Morris the decorator and a sweet shop. On the near side The Citadel stood, Army married quarters and 'oldies' will remember The Irishgate Tavern and Tiffen's motorbike shop.