The Carlisle Castle Image Gallery

Images of the places of historic interest in Cumbria and the Lake District.

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I'll approach the task of showing Carlisle Castle by trying to seperate the images into some sort of logical order:

Outer walls and moat | Outer gatehouse | Inner ward, keep etc. | Outer ward

The outer walls and moat
medium \| big The outer gatehouse, approached via the bridge over the moat.	medium \| big The outer ward wall to the west of the outer gatehouse - from the moat.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse and bridge over the moat.
medium \| big The glacis, outside the castle by the bridge to the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big Outer ward wall and moat to the west of the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big The Tile Tower, a defensive position on the city walls, close by the castle.
medium \| big C15th heavy doors to the Tile Tower.	medium \| big The western city wall is the only one to survive, and this is much knocked about.	medium \| big Looking along the top of the west wall towards the castle's outer walls.
medium \| big Looking along the top of the city wall (western) towards the castle, from the Millennium Bridge.	medium \| big Looking up Devonshire Walk; the city wall is punctured by Castle Way.	medium \| big The Tile Tower on the city's west wall.
medium \| big Towards the castle from the Tile Tower.	medium \| big A detail on the outside of the wall where the city wall joins the castle's outer ward.	medium \| big Looking along the west wall of the outer ward.
medium \| big The postern - basically the back door to the castle.	medium \| big A wider shot of the C15th tower showing the C19th alterations for "up to date" cannon/battlements.	medium \| big Details on the tower on the west wall of the outer ward.
medium \| big Another view of the western wall of the outer ward showing the tower and C18th/19th parapet.	medium \| big A view of the north west corner of the outer ward wall bastion.	medium \| big A wider view of the north west corner of the outer ward wall.
medium \| big The northwest corner of the outer ward wall.	medium \| big A view of Carlisle Castle from Bitts Park playing fields to the north of the castle.	medium \| big Towards the north east corner of the curtain wall.
medium \| big The heavy buttressing to the north east curtain wall - cannon can be seen through the battlements.	medium \| big The castle's inner ward walls over looking Bitts Park.	medium \| big The ruins of the city's east walls where they approach the Castle.
medium \| big The city wall where it joins Carlisle Castle defences.	medium \| big The east end of the moat where the city walls join those of the city's east wall.	medium \| big At the eastern end of the moat the wall walk is interrupted -
medium \| big Looking along the top of the city wall at the east end of the moat.	medium \| big Looking from the south east corner of the inner ward wall.	medium \| big Queen Mary's Tower was demolished in 1834, this part of the outer wall was rebuilt.
medium \| big The Dacre postern (or gate) set in the south east corner of the curtain wall.	medium \| big The inner ward and Mary's Tower stairs seen from the Dacre postern.	medium \| big The bridge to the outer gatehouse from within the moat under the castle walls.
medium \| big The castle walls and keep from within the moat.	medium \| big Another view of the keep from the moat.	medium \| big The Lady's Walk under the south/city side of the curtain wall.
medium \| big Originally there was a drawbridge over the then water filled moat. Top	medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the moat.	medium \| big Wider view of Carlisle Castle from the Millennium Bridge.
The outer gatehouse
medium \| big The outer gatehouse, approached via the bridge over the moat. Same pages as above.	medium \| big The portcullis in front of the main doors - outer gatehouse.	medium \| big The massive doors close behind the portcullis.
medium \| big Staircase within the outer gatehouse	medium \| big Outer gatehouse main hall.	medium \| big Showing the newly constructed minstrels gallery in the outer gatehouse.
medium \| big Outer gatehouse hall and the new minstrels gallery.	medium \| big A portcullis for one of the outer gatehouse windows.	medium \| big Outer gatehouse hall from the new minstrels gallery.
medium \| big Now a minstrels gallery, this is the third floor level of the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big Looking down into the outer gatehouse kitchen from the minstrels gallery.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse kitchen.
medium \| big Now a bed chamber, one of the rooms of the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big Carlisle and the Cathedral from the outer gatehouse bed chamber.	medium \| big Looking through the outer gatehouse to Carlisle.
medium \| big The outer gatehouse and keep from within the outer ward.	medium \| big In the shadow of the wall between the keep and the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the parade ground.
medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the inner ward wall. Top
The inner ward, Captain's Tower, castle keep etc.
medium \| big The inner gatehouse and the gun battery of the 1540's below.	medium \| big Showing the inner gatehouse, inner ward wall and keep.	medium \| big Alma barracks and the inner gate house with the C18th defensive gun position in front.
medium \| big Looking along the outside of the inner ward wall -	medium \| big Within the C16th gun battery defending the inner gatehouse.	medium \| big Looking through one of the gun ports in the battery defending the inner gatehouse.
medium \| big The inner ward wall on the right with the north curtain wall and Alma barracks.	medium \| big The entrance through the Captain's Tower (or inner gatehouse) to the inner ward.	medium \| big Standing in the shadow of the keep in the inner ward, looking at the inner gatehouse.
medium \| big Looking up into the inner gatehouse from within the inner ward.	medium \| big A closer view of the inner gatehouse arch showing the carved stonework.	medium \| big This picture gives you some idea of the width of the inner ward's western wall.
medium \| big Within the inner ward. This is the north side of the keep.	medium \| big A closer view of the stepped ramp on the north side of the keep up to the wall walk.	medium \| big One the right is the home of the Kings Own Border Regiment museum. Well worth a visit
medium \| big The finely carved stair turret of Queen Mary's Tower.	medium \| big Elizabethan stone tablet of 1577.	medium \| big A closer view of the octagonal stair turret of the now demolished Queen Mary's Tower.
medium \| big Some of the stone carving on the stair turret.	medium \| big Inside the Dacre postern and Queen Mary's Tower.	medium \| big The back of Queen Mary's Tower stair turret.
medium \| big Another view of the site of Queen Mary's Tower. Carlisle Castle.	medium \| big The east face of the C13th keep seen from the inner ward.	medium \| big The east and north faces of the C13th keep.
medium \| big Steps up the north side of the keep to the top of the inner ward wall.	medium \| big The top of the stepped ramp up the north side of the keep.	medium \| big On the inner ward wall walk. Carlisle Castle.
medium \| big The north side of the keep from beside the inner gate.	medium \| big The modernisation of the castle during the C19th saw much demolition.	medium \| big North wall of the outer ward. Alma barracks is on the left, Bitts Park on the right.
medium \| big Above and behind the magazine looking towars the Captain's Tower.	medium \| big On top of the long battery facing north east over Bitts Park.	medium \| big One of the cannon on the castle walls overlooking Bitts Park.
medium \| big A cannon aimed at the Stanwix area of Carlisle.	medium \| big On the north walls overlooking Bitts Park.	medium \| big Looking through one of the battlements on the east curtain wall.
medium \| big C19th reconstructed battlements.	medium \| big Showing the site of Queen Mary's Tower and the rebuilt wall.	medium \| big East side of the keep from the castle walls.
medium \| big A sentry's eye view of the moat and glacis.	medium \| big South west corner of the castle keep.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the walls under the keep.
medium \| big The keep and Carlisle Cathedral seen in the background.	medium \| big Looking down on the outer ward and gatehouse.	medium \| big The gun battery outside the inner gatehouse from above.
medium \| big The east side of the keep, the main entrance and the foot of the steps up the north facade.	medium \| big Stairs from the keep entrance up to 1st floor.	medium \| big Inside hall one on the first floor of the castle keep.
medium \| big Inside hall two on the first floor of the castle keep.	medium \| big Looking down the well from within the keep.	medium \| big The spiral staircase in the north west corner of the keep.
medium \| big The second floor is now home to a display about the history of the castle.	medium \| big The adjacent romm on the second floor.	medium \| big Prisoners carvings on the second floor jail. See also b&w close up
medium \| big More carvings by the inmates. Another b&w close up.	medium \| big Inside hall one on the third floor of the castle keep.	medium \| big Inside hall two on the third floor of the castle keep
medium \| big A view of Carlisle from the castle keep.	medium \| big Ground floor. Passageway to the store room and dungeons.	medium \| big Ground floor. One of the dungeons deep in the bowls of the castle keep.
medium \| big Ground floor. In the dungeons are the infamous licking stones. Top	medium \| big Ground floor. More of the unlikely licking stones.	medium \| big The castle keep's store room.
The outer ward.
medium \| big Within the outer ward looking at the inner gatehouse, inner ward wall & keep.	medium \| big In the shadow of the outer gatehouse battlements.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse and keep from within the outer ward.
medium \| big Looking towards the garrison cells and sergeants quarters, in the shadow of the south curtain wall.	medium \| big The county HQ of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The former officers mess built in 1876.	medium \| big Another view of the Carlisle HQ.
medium \| big The west wall of the outer ward behind Ypres barracks.	medium \| big Ypres barracks of 1836 and outer ward parade ground.	medium \| big The inside of the postern on the west wall.
medium \| big The Gallipoli barracks. Built in 1829 and extended in 1876.	medium \| big A partial view of the inside of the bastion on the north west corner of the curtain.	medium \| big Another view of the bastion.
medium \| big Burma block. Built as a gymnasium in 1938.	medium \| big The Arroyo barracks. Built in 1804 as an armory.	medium \| big Looking west along the wall walk on the north curtain wall towards the bastion. The wall walk of the outer ward is not open to the public.
medium \| big Another view along the north curtain wall walk. This time looking eastward behind the Arnhem block.	medium \| big The Arnhem block - originally the master gunners home then converted to a hospital. Now an office for English Heritage.	medium \| big Alma barracks. Now home to the County Records Office.
medium \| big Another view of the Alma block. Top

The outer walls and moat
medium \| big The outer gatehouse, approached via the bridge over the moat.	medium \| big The outer ward wall to the west of the outer gatehouse - from the moat.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse and bridge over the moat.
medium \| big The glacis, outside the castle by the bridge to the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big Outer ward wall and moat to the west of the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big The Tile Tower, a defensive position on the city walls, close by the castle.
medium \| big C15th heavy doors to the Tile Tower.	medium \| big The western city wall is the only one to survive, and this is much knocked about.	medium \| big Looking along the top of the west wall towards the castle's outer walls.
medium \| big Looking along the top of the city wall (western) towards the castle, from the Millennium Bridge.	medium \| big Looking up Devonshire Walk; the city wall is punctured by Castle Way.	medium \| big The Tile Tower on the city's west wall.
medium \| big Towards the castle from the Tile Tower.	medium \| big A detail on the outside of the wall where the city wall joins the castle's outer ward.	medium \| big Looking along the west wall of the outer ward.
medium \| big The postern - basically the back door to the castle.	medium \| big A wider shot of the C15th tower showing the C19th alterations for "up to date" cannon/battlements.	medium \| big Details on the tower on the west wall of the outer ward.
medium \| big Another view of the western wall of the outer ward showing the tower and C18th/19th parapet.	medium \| big A view of the north west corner of the outer ward wall bastion.	medium \| big A wider view of the north west corner of the outer ward wall.
medium \| big The northwest corner of the outer ward wall.	medium \| big A view of Carlisle Castle from Bitts Park playing fields to the north of the castle.	medium \| big Towards the north east corner of the curtain wall.
medium \| big The heavy buttressing to the north east curtain wall - cannon can be seen through the battlements.	medium \| big The castle's inner ward walls over looking Bitts Park.	medium \| big The ruins of the city's east walls where they approach the Castle.
medium \| big The city wall where it joins Carlisle Castle defences.	medium \| big The east end of the moat where the city walls join those of the city's east wall.	medium \| big At the eastern end of the moat the wall walk is interrupted -
medium \| big Looking along the top of the city wall at the east end of the moat.	medium \| big Looking from the south east corner of the inner ward wall.	medium \| big Queen Mary's Tower was demolished in 1834, this part of the outer wall was rebuilt.
medium \| big The Dacre postern (or gate) set in the south east corner of the curtain wall.	medium \| big The inner ward and Mary's Tower stairs seen from the Dacre postern.	medium \| big The bridge to the outer gatehouse from within the moat under the castle walls.
medium \| big The castle walls and keep from within the moat.	medium \| big Another view of the keep from the moat.	medium \| big The Lady's Walk under the south/city side of the curtain wall.
medium \| big Originally there was a drawbridge over the then water filled moat. Top	medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the moat.	medium \| big Wider view of Carlisle Castle from the Millennium Bridge.
The outer gatehouse
medium \| big The outer gatehouse, approached via the bridge over the moat. Same pages as above.	medium \| big The portcullis in front of the main doors - outer gatehouse.	medium \| big The massive doors close behind the portcullis.
medium \| big Staircase within the outer gatehouse	medium \| big Outer gatehouse main hall.	medium \| big Showing the newly constructed minstrels gallery in the outer gatehouse.
medium \| big Outer gatehouse hall and the new minstrels gallery.	medium \| big A portcullis for one of the outer gatehouse windows.	medium \| big Outer gatehouse hall from the new minstrels gallery.
medium \| big Now a minstrels gallery, this is the third floor level of the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big Looking down into the outer gatehouse kitchen from the minstrels gallery.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse kitchen.
medium \| big Now a bed chamber, one of the rooms of the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big Carlisle and the Cathedral from the outer gatehouse bed chamber.	medium \| big Looking through the outer gatehouse to Carlisle.
medium \| big The outer gatehouse and keep from within the outer ward.	medium \| big In the shadow of the wall between the keep and the outer gatehouse.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the parade ground.
medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the inner ward wall. Top
The inner ward, Captain's Tower, castle keep etc.
medium \| big The inner gatehouse and the gun battery of the 1540's below.	medium \| big Showing the inner gatehouse, inner ward wall and keep.	medium \| big Alma barracks and the inner gate house with the C18th defensive gun position in front.
medium \| big Looking along the outside of the inner ward wall -	medium \| big Within the C16th gun battery defending the inner gatehouse.	medium \| big Looking through one of the gun ports in the battery defending the inner gatehouse.
medium \| big The inner ward wall on the right with the north curtain wall and Alma barracks.	medium \| big The entrance through the Captain's Tower (or inner gatehouse) to the inner ward.	medium \| big Standing in the shadow of the keep in the inner ward, looking at the inner gatehouse.
medium \| big Looking up into the inner gatehouse from within the inner ward.	medium \| big A closer view of the inner gatehouse arch showing the carved stonework.	medium \| big This picture gives you some idea of the width of the inner ward's western wall.
medium \| big Within the inner ward. This is the north side of the keep.	medium \| big A closer view of the stepped ramp on the north side of the keep up to the wall walk.	medium \| big One the right is the home of the Kings Own Border Regiment museum. Well worth a visit
medium \| big The finely carved stair turret of Queen Mary's Tower.	medium \| big Elizabethan stone tablet of 1577.	medium \| big A closer view of the octagonal stair turret of the now demolished Queen Mary's Tower.
medium \| big Some of the stone carving on the stair turret.	medium \| big Inside the Dacre postern and Queen Mary's Tower.	medium \| big The back of Queen Mary's Tower stair turret.
medium \| big Another view of the site of Queen Mary's Tower. Carlisle Castle.	medium \| big The east face of the C13th keep seen from the inner ward.	medium \| big The east and north faces of the C13th keep.
medium \| big Steps up the north side of the keep to the top of the inner ward wall.	medium \| big The top of the stepped ramp up the north side of the keep.	medium \| big On the inner ward wall walk. Carlisle Castle.
medium \| big The north side of the keep from beside the inner gate.	medium \| big The modernisation of the castle during the C19th saw much demolition.	medium \| big North wall of the outer ward. Alma barracks is on the left, Bitts Park on the right.
medium \| big Above and behind the magazine looking towars the Captain's Tower.	medium \| big On top of the long battery facing north east over Bitts Park.	medium \| big One of the cannon on the castle walls overlooking Bitts Park.
medium \| big A cannon aimed at the Stanwix area of Carlisle.	medium \| big On the north walls overlooking Bitts Park.	medium \| big Looking through one of the battlements on the east curtain wall.
medium \| big C19th reconstructed battlements.	medium \| big Showing the site of Queen Mary's Tower and the rebuilt wall.	medium \| big East side of the keep from the castle walls.
medium \| big A sentry's eye view of the moat and glacis.	medium \| big South west corner of the castle keep.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse from the walls under the keep.
medium \| big The keep and Carlisle Cathedral seen in the background.	medium \| big Looking down on the outer ward and gatehouse.	medium \| big The gun battery outside the inner gatehouse from above.
medium \| big The east side of the keep, the main entrance and the foot of the steps up the north facade.	medium \| big Stairs from the keep entrance up to 1st floor.	medium \| big Inside hall one on the first floor of the castle keep.
medium \| big Inside hall two on the first floor of the castle keep.	medium \| big Looking down the well from within the keep.	medium \| big The spiral staircase in the north west corner of the keep.
medium \| big The second floor is now home to a display about the history of the castle.	medium \| big The adjacent romm on the second floor.	medium \| big Prisoners carvings on the second floor jail. See also b&w close up
medium \| big More carvings by the inmates. Another b&w close up.	medium \| big Inside hall one on the third floor of the castle keep.	medium \| big Inside hall two on the third floor of the castle keep
medium \| big A view of Carlisle from the castle keep.	medium \| big Ground floor. Passageway to the store room and dungeons.	medium \| big Ground floor. One of the dungeons deep in the bowls of the castle keep.
medium \| big Ground floor. In the dungeons are the infamous licking stones. Top	medium \| big Ground floor. More of the unlikely licking stones.	medium \| big The castle keep's store room.
The outer ward.
medium \| big Within the outer ward looking at the inner gatehouse, inner ward wall & keep.	medium \| big In the shadow of the outer gatehouse battlements.	medium \| big The outer gatehouse and keep from within the outer ward.
medium \| big Looking towards the garrison cells and sergeants quarters, in the shadow of the south curtain wall.	medium \| big The county HQ of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The former officers mess built in 1876.	medium \| big Another view of the Carlisle HQ.
medium \| big The west wall of the outer ward behind Ypres barracks.	medium \| big Ypres barracks of 1836 and outer ward parade ground.	medium \| big The inside of the postern on the west wall.
medium \| big The Gallipoli barracks. Built in 1829 and extended in 1876.	medium \| big A partial view of the inside of the bastion on the north west corner of the curtain.	medium \| big Another view of the bastion.
medium \| big Burma block. Built as a gymnasium in 1938.	medium \| big The Arroyo barracks. Built in 1804 as an armory.	medium \| big Looking west along the wall walk on the north curtain wall towards the bastion. The wall walk of the outer ward is not open to the public.
medium \| big Another view along the north curtain wall walk. This time looking eastward behind the Arnhem block.	medium \| big The Arnhem block - originally the master gunners home then converted to a hospital. Now an office for English Heritage.	medium \| big Alma barracks. Now home to the County Records Office.
medium \| big Another view of the Alma block. Top

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Outer walls and moat | Outer gatehouse | Inner ward, keep etc. | Outer ward