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Hewson Street, CARLISLE, CA2 5AU

Situated on the corner of James Street at Hewson Street, the pub was built between 1843 and 1853. Initially names "St Stephen's Inn" after a nearby Church, the name was changed in 1875 after complaints by the local Clergy. The pub was acquired by the State Management Scheme on 5 August 1916 and closed on 2 October 1938 on the opening of the rebuilt "Cumberland Wrestlers". A sketch of the pub may be found: http://closedpubs.co.uk/cumberland/carlisle_londonnwr.html The date of demolition has not yet been traced. Photograph is for record only I have no connection with any business seen in this view and cannot advise on their products or services.

Petrol filling station with a convenience store and used car sales. The business is on the site of the former St Stephen's Church, a substantial Gothic-style building consecrated in 1865 and demolished 99 years later (more information at Carlisle Encyclopaedia http://www.carlisleshistory.co.uk/page42.htm ) . A photo of the church can be seen at Cumbria Image Bank https://www.hpacde.org.uk/cumbria/jpgh/ct01708.jpg (C.I.B. main page : http://cumbriaimagebank.org.uk ).

View towards the top of James Street, with Carlisle Cathedral in the distance.

Ordnance Survey records indicate that a benchmark levelled at 16.357m above Newlyn Datum was verified in 1972 on No. 8 Rome Street previously at this location

Seen from the railway bridge; beyond the wall is Citadel station.

This unimaginatively designed bleak urban space is the route of the Caldew Cycleway and The Cumbria Way, alongside the high flood defence barrier which hides the River Caldew from view (next photograph Image).

The cranes were set up in June 2008 to dismantle the damaged rail bridge upstream Image The work was being carried out as part of a flood alleviation scheme, to improve flow in the river. The buildings on the left bank are the Crown Speciality Packaging factory (formerly Metal Box).

The bridge has stood like this since 1984, when half of it was demolished by a train crash. The incident occurred when some wagons became detached from a train and were freewheeling towards Carlisle Station. A quick-thinking signalman managed to divert them onto this line, which was opened in 1877 specifically for goods traffic, to avoid it going through the Station. For more information on this railway see http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/bog_junction_carlisle.html .

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New flood walls were built along this stretch of the River Caldew in about 2008, set a few metres back from the bank. Some of the old walls were replaced with railings, which both enhance the view and allow rising water to spread over the cyclepath. The decorative railings, created by Alan Dawson Associates of Workington, were inspired by Carlisle's railway heritage. This sculpture depicts a train crash which wrecked a nearby railway bridge in 1984 (see Image ). The blue and red circular motif attached to the engine is part of another artwork, comprising 40 enamel plaques dotted around the city's flood defences (see Image ). It is a weather map of the British Isles dated 08/01/05 - the day that large areas of Carlisle suffered devastating floods.