Outer Bailey Garrison Cells and Custodian's Office is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1949. Garrison cells, office.

Outer Bailey Garrison Cells and Custodian's Office

WRENN ID
frozen-finial-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1949
Type
Garrison cells, office
OS grid reference
NY 396 561
Coordinates
54.89679, -2.94213
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Outer Bailey Garrison Cells and Custodian's Office at Carlisle Castle were built in 1832 and 1840. They are constructed from squared blocks of red sandstone and brick, resting on a chamfered red sandstone plinth. The buildings feature a greenslate roof with brick chimney stacks. They consist of single-storey lean-to structures, except for the central cells which have a gabled roof and are built against the south curtain wall of the outer bailey. The two-bay cells on the left were built in 1832, while the three-bay central cells, constructed in 1840, have a higher roof line. To the right is an eight-bay office/shed range, also from 1840. The cells feature upper barred windows, with segmental arches on the left and a sash window with glazing bars in stone surrounds above the right doorway. The shed/office is divided into two parts, with three bays and five bays under a common roof, and includes a left plank double door and flanking sash windows with glazing bars. The interiors have not been inspected. The castle is recognized as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Outer Bailey Garrison Cells and Custodian's Office sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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