Description

CARLISLE

NY4056SW FISHER STREET
671-1/8/158 (North East side)
26/08/87 Carlisle Public Markets

GV II

Includes: Nos 1-6 (consec) Market Arcade SCOTCH STREET.
Covered market. 1887-9 for Carlisle Corporation by Cawstone
and Graham, ironwork manufactured by Cowans, Sheldon & Co,
Engineers of Carlisle; extension of 1900-1. Coursed red
sandstone with ashlar dressings. Internal and roof structure
of cast- and wrought-iron and glass.
A stone screen wall surrounds an iron structure of three
parallel spans, the central span is larger and has a centred
projection to the south west. There are full street frontages
to Fisher Street, Market Street and West Tower Street, with an
entrance arcade and smaller entrance on Scotch Street. In
Renaissance style. Refurbished and altered 1989-91.
FISHER STREET ELEVATION: the main entrance facade. Because of
the restriction of the site the centre span of the hall comes
forward to Fisher Street behind a gable; 3 bays with further
bay, formerly the Fish Market, at left, articulated by
rusticated pilasters. Entrance central to gable, Corinthian
columns in antis with animal-head capitals, sheep and chicken
on one, cow and pig on the other. Circular panel with city
arms over. Flanking small mezzanine windows. Large cornice,
panelled parapet and pediment gable. Left Fish Market
entrance; both entrances have C20 glazed doors in heavy
panelled screens.
MARKET STREET ELEVATION: 11 bays, ground falling away to left,
additional projecting bay at right forms part of the Fish
Market. Right main doorway then 2 further doorways, 2 bays
apart; large panelled screens with C20 modifications to doors;
Corinthian columns in antis. Ramp giving access to left doors
removed 1989. High triple casement windows divided by
pilasters. Left bay has pedimented lower window. Fish Market
has large central pedimented doorway with flanking side lights
and roundels.
WEST TOWER STREET ELEVATION: 2 storeys of 8 bays, with
single-storey projection of 7 bays. Original entrance formerly
at left-hand side now covered by a new single-storey bay,
added to the Poultry Market which itself was an extension of
1900-1. The Corinthian columns from the original entrance now
support a central pediment over the new market entrance on
this elevation. Paired casement windows divided by pilasters.
Behind and above are 3-light casements. The 3-arched roof span
is directly behind a parapet. Set into the angle at right is
the foundation stone dated 20 December 1887. A postcard
photograph, taken before 1900, shows that there was originally
a projecting columned loading bay on this side.
SCOTCH STREET ELEVATION & NOS 1-6 (consec) MARKET ARCADE:
arcade of 6 shops, 3 on each side, with manager's office and
former caretaker's house above. Dated 1888 (now removed) by
Cawstone and Graham; carved detail by Richard Nelson of
Carlisle and portrait head over arch by Mr Beale of Newcastle.
Red sandstone ashlar with pilasters, sill band, dentilled
eaves cornice and solid parapet (a shaped pediment has been
removed, see Perriam (1989). Slate roof; projecting gable
ashlar chimney stacks.
3 storeys, 3 bays, 3-shops-depth in plan. Central large
through round and covered arch, with the keystone a portrait
head of the Mayor JR Creighton. Flanking glazed shop windows
within original rusticated pilasters, continuing along the
returns of the arch. Casement windows above with upper glazing
bars in kneed architraves, the central window with flanking
blind panels.
The additional Scotch Street entrance, approached along Old
Blue Bell Lane, retains its original scrolled wrought-iron
folding gates, lettered and dated CARLISLE MARKET 1854 and
additional 1889 date (with names of Mayors).
INTERIOR: Behind the Fisher Street facade is the pediment and
inscription for the Butter and Egg market of 1854, under which
is an inscription of 2nd October 1889 for the completion and
rebuilding. Inside altered 1990-1. Round archway to former
cafe on Scotch Street elevation has carved stone lettering of
1889 COFFEE TAVERN.
HISTORY: This site has been in use since 1799 for the
butchers' market and was extended in 1854 by a butter and egg
market (fish stalls were incorporated into the butchers'
shambles). Further extensions were made in 1879. The present
building was a complete rebuilding, incorporating a separate
fish market. Plans for the new market of 1889 are in Cumbria
County Record Office Ca/E1/273, 314, 328, 334 and 553. Plans
for a proposed clock tower in 1899 , Ca/E1/989 and plans for
the poultry market are Ca/E1/981.
(Perriam DR: Carlisle in Camera 2: 1989-: P.11).

Listing NGR: NY4003956109

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Market Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q16938750

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