Potato Market, Castle Street, Carlisle.

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Taken in the late 1890s the picture predates the arrival of the trams (no tramlines visible). This was the traditional area for the potato market, the carts would be loaded with baskets of potatoes. The Cathedral railings are still in place (removed in 1930).

Thomas Bushby .. Upperby Haymaking

Two Thomas Bushby cards showing haymaking at Upperby, Carlisle. It is possibly St. Ninians Road in the background or Lamb St. Painted in 1898.

Painted in 1911 in watercolour. Very hard to guess the precise location of the painting.

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