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Greystone Community Centre, Close Street
A former school building dating from the 1870s. Originally called St John's, latterly Greystone School, which closed in 1981 (see Carlisle Encyclopaedia http://www.carlisleshistory.co.uk/page29.htm ). Since then, extensions have been added at both ends of the building.
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough
Taken: 3 Jan 2011
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St. John the Evangelist Church at London Road / Close Street junction
There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark
Image on the wall pier at the wall corner left of the London Road name sign
Image: © Luke Shaw
Taken: 19 Aug 2019
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Goodwoods, 17-21 London Road, Carlisle - September 2016
A seemingly long-established furniture and bric-a-brac shop on the London Road.
Photograph is for record only - I have no connection with this business and cannot advise on its products or services.
Image: © The Carlisle Kid
Taken: 15 Sep 2016
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Painted sign, former Walter Willson shop
Walter Willson had a large chain of grocery stores across the north of England. It was in operation from the mid 19th century until 1998, though this shop in London Road had changed hands many years before that.
A few months after this photo was taken the building was done up, and the brickwork rendered over.
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough
Taken: 3 Jan 2008
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ZigZags Hair Salon - Botchergate, Carlisle - September 2016
While very similar in appearance to the Lord Brougham pub, this is now not thought to have been licensed premises. The hair salon seen here has since closed.
Photograph is for record only - I have no connection with this business and cannot advise on its products or services.
Image: © The Carlisle Kid
Taken: 13 Sep 2016
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St John The Evangelist Church, London Road, Carlisle
The church of St John The Evangelist, located at the junction of London Road and Close Street, Carlisle.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 4 Nov 2012
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St John the Evangelist on London Road
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 24 Aug 2013
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Former Post Office, Botchergate
Woods Newsagents, on the corner with South Street, used to contain a popular sub-post office. This closed in 2004, after the Post Office decided to prune its branches nationwide. On the wall of the shop can be seen
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Image: © Rose and Trev Clough
Taken: 17 Mar 2008
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Plaque commemorating first pillar box in mainland Britain
The plaque is on the wall outside Woods Newsagents
Image The first British pillar boxes were trialled in the Channel Islands in 1852. Their success led to the introduction of boxes throughout the mainland, the first of which was erected here in Botchergate in 1853. To commemorate this event, a replica Victorian pillar box was set up in the town centre in 1989
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For more information on the history of British post boxes see https://www.postalmuseum.org/discover/explore-online/postal-history/letter-boxes/# (and archived information sheet https://web.archive.org/web/20080725032212/http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/history/downloads/BPMA_Info_Sheet_Pillar_Boxes_web.pdf ).
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough
Taken: 13 Mar 2008
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Plaque and George VI postbox, Botchergate
Situated on the wall of Woods Newsagents
Image The original 1853 pillar box is long gone from here, but it may have been similar to one in Dorset :
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Image: © Rose and Trev Clough
Taken: 13 Mar 2008
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