Site of "City Arms" pub - September 2016 (1)

Image: © The Carlisle Kid Taken: 20 Sep 2016

Very difficult to trace now, but this area was the site of Carlisle's most distinctive pub - the "City Arms" (also known as the "Gaol Tap" due to its proximity to Carlisle prison), which was built circa 1858 and decorated in high Victorian style with the City Arms on the pediment and other embellishments! State managed from July 1916, the site was bought by the Corporation in 1928 and demolished during 1930 - which also lost the Bush Vaults, the Bush Hotel and the Pine Apple Hotel. These buildings - including "Woolworths" in the centre (now occupied by B&M) - date from 1932. An early 20th Century view of the pub (incorrectly called the Carlisle Arms) can be found: http://closedpubs.co.uk/cumberland/carlisle_carlislearms.html For another view of this area, see: Image] . Photograph is for record only - I have no connection with any business seen in this view and cannot advise on their products or services.

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