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	Carlisle: Castle Street, 13 and 15
Street:-	Castle Street
locality:-	Carlisle
civil parish:-	Carlisle (formerly Cumberland)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	buildings
coordinates:-	NY39855607
1Km square:-	NY3956
10Km square:-	NY35
references:-	Listed Buildings 2010
	BXH76.jpg (taken 17.9.2012)
evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "/ 13, 13A AND 15 / CASTLE STREET / CARLISLE / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 386651 / NY3985556073"
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "Includes: No.2 PARADISE COURT." "3 houses now one office. Mid or late C18 with later alterations. Flemish bond brickwork with light headers, on stone plinth, (all dressings of painted stone) with modillioned eaves cornice and solid parapet. C20 slate roof with gabled dormer and skylights; C20 end chimney stack. 2 storeys, 6 bays and 5 bays, of one build under common roof; double-depth plan; rear 4-bay extension and right-angle 3-bay which is No.2 Paradise Court. Central painted-quoined segmental through-carriageway divides the 2 houses. No.13 at left has central panelled door and fanlight, up steps, in open-pedimented columned doorcase with block entablature and dentils. Flanking C20 shop windows. No.15 has panelled central door in pilastered pedimented doorcase, with console brackets. Flanking C20 shop windows. Extreme right, quoined round-headed arch fitted with iron gate giving access to Paradise Court behind. Sash windows over, in brick reveals with flat brick arches, false keystones and painted stone sills." "INTERIOR: Ground floor altered at front but otherwise there are many original C18 details: panelled doors in panelled reveals: C18 wooden staircases with turned newel posts, squared balusters and moulded handrails: moulded plaster ceiling cornices: upper floor C18 wooden fire surround decorated with swags. Interior of No.2 Paradise Court has exposed original roof timbers."

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