When doing out projects we conducted research from all over for the artworks here is our research
Carlisle castle-
Carlisle Castle was built in 1093, which makes it well over 900 years old. Due to its location, it has a long history of swapping ownership between the English and the Scottish. Due to its age, it is also believed to be haunted, by a woman dressed in a silk tartan dress. The Castle also offers tours from £11.30 for adults and £6.80 for children. (English Heritage [n.d.])
Bitts Park-
Bitts Park was the very first public park to be established in Carlisle. Some of the pathways can be dated back to the 1800s. In 1893 the park was opened on the site of an old rubbish tip and was named “People’s Park”. It was later expanded and re-named “The Bitts”. (Cumberland Council [n.d.])
Fusehill Campus-
Fusehill Campus started out as a workhouse, but in the First world war it was used as a hospital for injured soldiers, at the end of the war the hospital had seen a total of 9,809 patients with around 80 nurses attending the wounded. In 1948 it became the Carlisle City General Hospital. In 1999, the City General closed and became St. Martins College. In 2007 it finally became one of the branches of the University of Cumbria. (University of Cumbria [n.d.])
Carlisle United-
Carlisle United was first formed on the 17th of May 1904 at Shaddongate United’s Annual General Meeting. This was when the club’s members voted to change the clubs name. The club has a long history and has seen players such as, Ivor Broadis, George McVitie and Chris Balderstone. The club was also the first to appoint Bill Shankly as their manager, who later went on to manage Liverpool in 1959. (Wikipedia [2023b])
The Train Station-
Carlisle Train Station was constructed between 1846 and 1848. At the time it cost £53,000 (About £4,983,689 in todays money). It became a working train station on the 10th of September 1847, with only one long platf orm with a bay on either side. There are now proposals to upgrade the station for the arrival of HS2. This includes extending Platforms 3 and 4 to accommodate the larger trains, filling in Platform 2 and creating a new platform on the far side of the stations existing entrance. (Wikipedia [2023a])
Carlisle castle-
Carlisle Castle was built in 1093, which makes it well over 900 years old. Due to its location, it has a long history of swapping ownership between the English and the Scottish. Due to its age, it is also believed to be haunted, by a woman dressed in a silk tartan dress. The Castle also offers tours from £11.30 for adults and £6.80 for children. (English Heritage [n.d.])
Bitts Park-
Bitts Park was the very first public park to be established in Carlisle. Some of the pathways can be dated back to the 1800s. In 1893 the park was opened on the site of an old rubbish tip and was named “People’s Park”. It was later expanded and re-named “The Bitts”. (Cumberland Council [n.d.])
Fusehill Campus-
Fusehill Campus started out as a workhouse, but in the First world war it was used as a hospital for injured soldiers, at the end of the war the hospital had seen a total of 9,809 patients with around 80 nurses attending the wounded. In 1948 it became the Carlisle City General Hospital. In 1999, the City General closed and became St. Martins College. In 2007 it finally became one of the branches of the University of Cumbria. (University of Cumbria [n.d.])
Carlisle United-
Carlisle United was first formed on the 17th of May 1904 at Shaddongate United’s Annual General Meeting. This was when the club’s members voted to change the clubs name. The club has a long history and has seen players such as, Ivor Broadis, George McVitie and Chris Balderstone. The club was also the first to appoint Bill Shankly as their manager, who later went on to manage Liverpool in 1959. (Wikipedia [2023b])
The Train Station-
Carlisle Train Station was constructed between 1846 and 1848. At the time it cost £53,000 (About £4,983,689 in todays money). It became a working train station on the 10th of September 1847, with only one long platf orm with a bay on either side. There are now proposals to upgrade the station for the arrival of HS2. This includes extending Platforms 3 and 4 to accommodate the larger trains, filling in Platform 2 and creating a new platform on the far side of the stations existing entrance. (Wikipedia [2023a])