Fragment of North City Walls Adjoining South East Angle
FRAGMENT OF NORTH CITY WALLS ADJOINING SOUTH EAST ANGLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1197001
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Fragment of North City Walls Adjoining South East Angle
- Statutory Address:
- FRAGMENT OF NORTH CITY WALLS ADJOINING SOUTH EAST ANGLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1197001
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Fragment of North City Walls Adjoining South East Angle
- Statutory Address 1:
- FRAGMENT OF NORTH CITY WALLS ADJOINING SOUTH EAST ANGLE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FRAGMENT OF NORTH CITY WALLS ADJOINING SOUTH EAST ANGLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 39814 56210
Details
CARLISLE
NY3956SE CARLISLE CASTLE 671-1/6/3 Fragment of north City Walls 01/06/49 adjoining south-east angle
GV I
Fragment of north city walls. C12 with extensive repairs of different periods up to 1973. Squared blocks of red sandstone with some calciferous sandstone and some re-used Roman stone; partly on chamfered plinth with partly flagged parapet walk and rounded coping. High thick wall zig-zagged down slope, partly stepped. Where the wall turns up at a sharp angle there is a C12 sallyport with rounded arch, blocked in similar materials to the wall at an early date. Further down the wall is a projecting oriel C15 or C16 canted turret, now supported by C19 buttress. Towards the demolished end of the wall it has been reduced in height and some stone replaced in 1973 to fill previous gap. At the rear of the wall, part of the parapet walk over the Castle moat has been cut away (probably in 1819); in other places the paving has gone from the walk. Wall was used as a retaining wall for gardens on Finkle Street and build-up of soil caused large crack still evident; soil removed in 1972. Remainder of north walls demolished between 1811 and 1815. Remains standing over 2 metres high survive beneath street level of West Tower Street (excavated 1973). For full details see McCarthy et al (1990).
Listing NGR: NY3981656210
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386573
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
McCarthy, M R, Summerson, H R, Annis, R G, Carlisle Castle : A Survey And Documentary History, (1990)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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