Newtown and MacGregors

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A tram wends its way up a wintery Newtown Road about 1905. The terminus was a few hundred yards further up the hill.

MACGREGORS SWEET SHOP.

English Street about where 'The Works' shop is today. Picture supplied by Muriel Kemp. Hard to date but maybe 1920s/30s.

Botchergate & Etterby Street

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Etterby Street about 1910-15 looking up towards Scotland Road. This was just about where the tram terminated. A scene largely unchanged today.

Looking up Botchergate towards the city centre 1932. Boots store to the left and Simmons furniture shop on the right.

Two cards of New Market.

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The foundation stone for the market was laid in 1887 and it opened in 1889. It brought the various Butchers Shambles and markets under one roof though the banning of outdoor markets helped to achieve this.  The Fish Market is to the top right.

Flowers and plants to the left, eggs to the right. In both pics business is booming.

Harraby hill Band and N.U.R Banner.

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Harraby Hill House Boys Band about 1905-10.

Harraby workhouse opened in 1809, when Fusehill Workhouse opened in 1863 adults were moved there Harraby continued as a childrens workhouse, later turned into an Industrial School. These were a kind of minor 'Approved School' for vagrant or unruly children.

Members of the National Union of Railwaymen with their fantastic banner, I wonder if it has survived. The card dates from about 1922.

Town Hall & Warwick Road.

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Nothing to do and all day to do it. 1920s Carlisle. Decent weather, no need to knock yourself out.

Warwick Road about 1904. St Georges church on the right.

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Warwick Road in the late 1950s or early 60s.Seems to be a summers day and there is two-way traffic.

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 Etterby Scaur about 1905, little changed from today.

English Street with end of the Gaol Tap block on the left about 1903. the building on the right (much changed) is now the Cumberland Building Society.

3 CARDS TOWN HALL AREA.

A card from the early 1960s showing a busy English Street. No pedestrianisation then.

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Probably the late 1920s as tram gear is still in place. Buses are probably for outlying villages and areas of the city not served by trams like Wigton Road and Raffles.

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Late 1940s maybe early 50s.

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Nice card of Etterby Street looking down towards The Scaur. Buildings hardly changed at all, card posted 1908. The tram terminus was at the bottom of the hill.

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Nice card which no explanation. Prince Christian was married to Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria.

View from Stanwix Bank towards Eden Bridges and the city  in this winter scene by Thomas Bushby in 1899.

The Viaduct and Ballantynes Seed Merchants about 1905.

Ballantynes Seed Merchants and the Central Hotel can be seen on this card of about 1905.

English Street early 1960s.

Nice card showing English St. 
in the early 1960s. Traffic going
through the city centre and
Samuels clock showing 12.32 p.m.

STANWIX BANK / BRANPTON ROAD 1907

Nice postcard of sheep heading to town at the junction of Stanwix Bank and Brampton Road. These houses still stand today. I think they have interrupted a march by what I believe is the Harraby Hill House Boys Band from the workhouse of the same name. Posted 1907.

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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County Girls' High School and The Scotch Express

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The Girls' School was started in Castle Street in 1884 and moved to Lismore Place in 1909. It became St. Aidans in 1970. The building is to be demolished to make way for the new Academy.







The Scotch Express heading south circa 1912. Could it have needed the double header to climb Beattock Summit?

Stanwix Bank Cottages & The Creighton Memorial

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These are the old cottages that stood at the junction of Stanwix Bank and Brampton Road. They were demolished in 1904. Note the water pump and mileage board.





The Creighton Memorial stood close to where The Civic Centre is now. It was erected in 1898 in honour of J.R. Creighton and was moved in 1970 for the building of the new roundabout and dual carriageway.

The Creighton name was and still is part of Carlisle's recent history.

Mandell Creighton, born in the city in 1843 went on to become Bishop of London, he was also an historian and wrote about Carlisle in the 'Historic Towns' series.

Creighton Avenue was named after Alderman Archibald Creighton, there is a Creighton Park in Willowholme and a Creighton Rugby Club. There used to be a Creighton School in the city and there is near Greystone Road, Margaret Creighton Gardens. Whether or not all these Creightons are related I am not sure.http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandell_Creighton

Three City Centre Cards

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I have posted a lot about the city centre in earlier views so these cards are just three interesting cards.

A view from the Crown and Mitre Hotel in the 1950s with St. Albans Row to the Left. St. Albans Row takes its name from the Chapel that was close to this site. It was first mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of 1201 and was demolished in 1549. The street was so named in 1660.

Looking north down English Street on a sunny day in the 1950s. Plenty of shoppers about and I love that old wagon about to turn into The Viaduct.






English St about 1905. Lipton's store is on the right and the Maypole Dairy on the right.

Carlisle United A.F.C 1905-06 Season.

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Carlisle United Football Club in the 1905-06 season. Ground - Devonshire Park.

Back Row L-R.
Kirkbride (Secretary) - McCumisky (Chairman) - Lorimer - Scott - Hamilton - Dalton (Trainer).

Middle. Hunton - Smith - Killop - Henderson - Colvin.

Front. Burge - Groggins - Foster.

They would be playing in The Lancashire Combination League Division 2. They were admitted after promising to pay the expenses of visiting teams for 2 years.

*** Paul Harrison 'The Lads In Blue' ***

Oompah Oompah, it's the Sally Bash Band :-)

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Two cards showing The Salvation Army Band.

The top one is from about 1900 (guess) and the lower one is from 1924.

Both cards location is unknown, although the first card has 'WEST' on the corner of the building suggesting it may be West Walls corner. The second card has writing on the back saying it is 1924 and that Col. Smith is front row 5th from the right on bass.

The Salvation Army came to Carlisle in 1880 and set up in the old Matchbox Theatre (made of wood) on The Sands. They moved to the Citadel on Annetwell St about 1894 and were there until 1972 when it was demolished for road widening and they moved to new premises in Abbey St. There used to be two 'outstations' at Shadygrove Road (1939) and St. Nicholas (is this one still used?)

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.

Carlisle Markets

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Before 1889 when the Covered Market was built all markets were held in various parts of the city. It was only in 1927 when 'open' markets were closed down did the Covered Market become the main market area.

Street markets were generally held around The Carel Cross, the Butchers Shambles were here as was the general market and fish stalls. Vegetables were sold in The Greenmarket as the area is still called today, potatoes were sold in Castle St.

English St. held the Grain Market and Devonshire St. was The Pottery Market. On Lowther St. poultry, eggs and pork were sold in what was known as The Horse Market.

The opening of the Covered Market saw many traders give up street trading and in 1927 open markets were banned effectively forcing traders into The Covered Market.

The Covered Market probably around 1905.

Business looks brisk, there was a seperate fish and poultry section at the Fisher St. end.

Market day was Wednesday and Saturday.

The Raffles & The Boys In Blue (Carlisle United)

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The Raffles about 1934. I believe this to be Green Lane with Marks Ave. on the right but am willing to be corrected.







Carlisle United football team at half-time.

The players only left to right are ..





Back Row .. Foster . Wishart .Scott . Hamilton . Birch.

Front Row .. Hunton . Smith . Kirkby . Henderson . Connon . Groggins.

Thanks to Moylesey for this info.

This is the earliest know team photgraph from the 1904-05 season. This would mean that the photograph was probably taken at Millholme Bank (near The Currock Inn), they moved to Devonshire Park (where Trinity playing fields are now) in 1905 and to Brunton Park in 1909.

This would also be the first season they were known as Carlisle United having changed their name from Shaddongate United in 1904.

Lowther St, Currock Road & Scotland Road

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A view of Lowther St looking north. The building to the right at the time was the Post Office opened in 1863. It moved to Warwick Road in 1916 and the Gretna Tavern took its place.

The horse must be used to trams as it's getting quite near to it.




Scotland Road at its junction with Etterby St. The Crown Inn is on the left and then Scotland Road shops. The original road to Scotland turned right from Stanwix Bank onto Brampton Road and then through Stanwix village rejoining Scotland Road further down.

Judging by the clothes I would date the scene to between 1910-20.


Currock Road in the early 1900s (the card was posted in 1906). The entrance to the left is where Lediard Avenue was to be built at a later date.

Apart from the railings the houses are mainly unchanged today. Currock Road appeared in directories from about 1884. Currock Villa at the far end of the row was built about 1871.

Bank & Postcard Dealer

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Originally built in 1849 for the Carlisle City and District Banking Company, the London City and Midland Bank took it over in 1896. Banking still takes place on the site, HSBC are there now.

Nicholson & Cartner next to it were the producer of many of the postcards on this site, including this one.

Carr's Works Band & Bowling at Edenside

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Carr's Works Band C.1912.










Edenside Bowling Club from the Scaur. The club was formed around 1899.

Soldiers and Sailors Rest and Off to Camp

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First World War card showing the Rest Room for Soldiers and Sailors on Court Square. Very handy for those going to or coming off trains.





No date, but early. The band plays as the soldiers march from the castle.