13 and 15 Castle Street and 2 Paradise Court
13 AND 15, CASTLE STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292899
- Date first listed:
- 13-Nov-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 13 and 15 Castle Street and 2 Paradise Court
- Statutory Address:
- 13 AND 15, CASTLE STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2000-10-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/00530/09
- Rights:
- © Samantha Jones. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292899
- Date first listed:
- 13-Nov-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 13 and 15 Castle Street and 2 Paradise Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- 13 AND 15, CASTLE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- 2, PARADISE COURT
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:
- 13 AND 15, CASTLE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 2, PARADISE COURT
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:
- NY3984456068
Details
NY3956SE
671-1/6/69
13/11/72
CARLISLE
CASTLE STREET
(East side)
Nos.13 AND 15
(Formerly Listed as:
CASTLE STREET
(East side)
Nos.13, 13A AND 15)
GV
II
Includes: No.2 PARADISE COURT.
3 houses now one office. Mid or late C18 with later
alterations. Flemish bond brickwork with light headers, on
stone plinth, (all dressings of painted stone) with
modillioned eaves cornice and solid parapet. C20 slate roof
with gabled dormer and skylights; C20 end chimney stack.
2 storeys, 6 bays and 5 bays, of one build under common roof;
double-depth plan; rear 4-bay extension and right-angle 3-bay
which is No.2 Paradise Court. Central painted-quoined
segmental through-carriageway divides the 2 houses.
No.13 at left has central panelled door and fanlight, up
steps, in open-pedimented columned doorcase with block
entablature and dentils. Flanking C20 shop windows. No.15 has
panelled central door in pilastered pedimented doorcase, with
console brackets. Flanking C20 shop windows. Extreme right,
quoined round-headed arch fitted with iron gate giving access
to Paradise Court behind. Sash windows over, in brick reveals
with flat brick arches, false keystones and painted stone
sills.
INTERIOR: Ground floor altered at front but otherwise there
are many original C18 details: panelled doors in panelled
reveals: C18 wooden staircases with turned newel posts,
squared balusters and moulded handrails: moulded plaster
ceiling cornices: upper floor C18 wooden fire surround
decorated with swags. Interior of No.2 Paradise Court has
exposed original roof timbers.
Listing NGR: NY3984456068
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386651
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 29-Jun-2026 at 19:25:27.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.