Description

CARLISLE

NY4055NW BACKHOUSE WALK
671-1/12/47 (West side)
Caledonian Mill

II

Warehouse, at one time converted to mill, now partly occupied
as offices and showroom. 1840s. Coursed red sandstone on
chamfered plinth, with flush quoins and stone-bracketed
gutter. Slate roof; vestiges of end stone chimney stacks and
external full-height chimney at rear.
Built against a slope, so 5 storeys at rear but 4 storeys
facing Backhouse Walk. 12 bays. Facade has off-centre loading
bay with doors on each floor and gabled hoist head above. Left
and right ground-floor doorways and regularly spaced casement
windows, many boarded over, all in stone surrounds. Rear is
similar to the facade, some windows are C20 replacements.
INTERIOR not inspected.
This building is shown on Asquiths Survey, 1853. Plans for the
addition of drying kilns in 1885 and 1886, when used as an oat
meal mill, are in Cumbria County Record Office, Ca/E4/1735 and
1780.

Listing NGR: NY4004155698

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580963

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)