Description

CARLISLE

NY3956SE CARLISLE CASTLE
671-1/6/11 Outer Bailey: Alma Block
01/06/49

GV II

Border Regiment recruit reception centre and canteen, now
Cumbria County Record Office. Built by Messrs J&R Bell
(contractors), see Carlisle Journal, 1 April 1932. Flemish
bond brickwork on chamfered red sandstone plinth; raised
calciferous sandstone quoins, sill band and cornice. Graduated
greenslate roof with projecting modillioned eaves and gabled
pediments. 2 storeys, 7 bays with rear extensions forming
rough L-shape. Single bays at each end project and are
quoined, that to right with a pedimented doorway. Sash windows
with glazing bars in stone surrounds. Upper central C20
painted stone panel is inscribed ALMA, one of the battle
honours of the Border Regiment. Rear extensions are of similar
brickwork, but without dressings. INTERIOR is not of interest.
Built in a style to imitate the nearby Arroyo Block. Vacated
by the Army in 1959 and converted to Record Office in 1961.
For full details see McCarthy et al (1990). Included for group
value.
(Carlisle Journal: 1 April 1932; Carlisle Castle: A survey and
documentary history: McCarthy MR: London: 1990-).

Listing NGR: NY3969756275

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584954

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record