ALB-Historic England-North Lanes Vol. 2. Post-Roman (360G-cabinetoffice-G2-GA-2023061069046-22-23)

Carlisle City Council redeveloped the Lanes in the late 1970s, a densely built-up but run-down area in the heart of the historic city of Carlisle, Cumbria (NY 4015 5606). The development lay wholly within the walled medieval city, the site occupying almost 10% of this. The area took its name from 19 narrow lanes that crossed the area from east to west, which survived into the 1970s. Much of the site was densely occupied by buildings of nineteenth- and twentieth-century date, although eighteenth-century structures were also present. Approximately 80% of these buildings were demolished, to facilitate the construction of a shopping centre with underground car parking.