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Church Street, CARLISLE, CA2 5TG

Situated in Caldcotes. The date over the door is 1929. Along the roof parapet it says "Carr and Company Limited - Biscuit Manufacturers".

There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark Image on a stone in the wall near the right hand edge of the image

Jonathan Dodgson Carr started his bakery business in Carlisle in 1831. In 1837 he moved the business to Caldewgate and built a flour mill, bread and biscuit bakery, with two further factories opening in 1890 and 1900. In 1841 a Royal Warrant was granted by Queen Victoria, making Carr’s the first biscuit maker to receive the accolade. At the end of 19th century, water was used instead of fat to blend the dry ingredients together to keep the biscuits fresh on long ship voyages. Carr’s Table Water Biscuits were originally eaten by sailors but as word spread, they were enjoyed by many others as well. Carr's were acquired by United Biscuits in 1972. The factory today is known officially as McVitie's but still known locally as Carr's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr%27s

Biscuit factory originally owned by Carrs, makers of the famous "Table Water Biscuits". A major employer in Carlisle.

The white building on the right, now a Chinese restaurant, was formerly the Pheasant Inn. It is Grade II listed and dates from the late 18th century.

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Information on the "Plough Inn" is sparse, but it was probably built circa 1837 about the time the original "Jovial Sailor" was constructed. The current "Jovial Sailor" can be seen at far left - see: Image] . Under State management from September 1916, the "Plough Inn" was sold to Carr's Biscuit Factory, who demolished it circa 1954/55 to provide room for a factory extension.

The first references to the Sailor pub appeared in 1837 and its name relates to the close proximity of the nearby ship canal (1821-1853). The original pub was bought by the Carlisle Brewery Company in 1902 and demolished. The present Jovial Sailor built and opened in 1904. The exterior of the pub was little altered during state management days apart from the sills being raised on the arched windows to prevent passers-by being able to see in.

At the corner of Church Street and Hawick Street. The hall was erected in 1861 (date stone below roof), it also contained a working men's reading room. It is currently used for meetings, e.g. by the Carlisle Christian Spiritualist Church. A dance studio is due to open here soon. Further left is Scotby Cycles, occupying what was originally the Caldewgate Wesleyan Chapel (built 1865), which later became the Regal Cinema. Between these two buildings is the small shop front of an electrical appliance repair business.