With contributions by D. R. Perriam and B. Young.
E-book (PDF) published 2012.
In 1092 a castle, presumably of earth and timber, was first built at Carlisle, on an elevated site to the north of the city. Converted into stone during the course of the twelfth century, and substantially increased in size, it has occupied the same spot ever since. The buildings have witnessed dramatic events on the Anglo-Scottish border, which are fully documented in this account, as well as periods of concentrated building activity, and years of decline and neglect. The castle today is one of the major properties in the care of English Heritage: this study traces the stages through which the use of the castle has gone in both war and peacetime up to and including its present state. The historical account of the castle is preceded by a full survey of the standing buildings, including many accurate scale drawings of the keep, the Captain's and De Ireby's Towers, and other main elements. The volume is intended as a comprehensive statement and record of this important castle.
Author(s): Michael R. McCarthy, Henry R. T. Summerson, Richard G. Annis
Series: English Heritage Archaeological Report, 18
Publisher: Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission for England
Year: 1990
Language: English
Pages: X+286
City: Swindon
List of figures vii
Acknowledgements i
Part 1. Description and discussion of the castle buildings 1
1. The castle's setting 1
2. Introduction to the castle 8
3. The defences 12
4. The buildings of the inner ward 69
5. The buildings of the outer ward 113
Part 2. The history of Carlisle Castle from 1092 to 1962 118
6. Early developments 1092-1217 118
7. The castle from 1217-1296 127
8. The castle from 1296-1378 133
9. Rebuilding and renewal 1377-1399 146
10. The period of Warden control 1399-1537 157
11. The Tudor castle 1537-1603 171
12. The seventeenth and early eighteenth century castle 194
13. The castle between 1745 and 1815 214
14. Radicalism and reconstruction, 1815-1848 230
15. 1848 to 1962; from regimental depot to ancient monument 246
Appendix 1: selected documentary sources 265
Appendix 2: list of pictorial sources for Carlisle castle 268
Works referred to 273
Bibliography 273
Index 278
