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Bishop's Registry, Carlisle


Adjacent to the Abbey Gatehouse in Carlisle is the small "Bishop's Registry" building of 1699. This is the former Cathedral library, at one time used as a registry, now unoccupied. The building is dated and inscribed over the entrance "THOMAS CARLIOL AD 1699" (Thomas Smith, the Bishop of Carlisle). The Bishop's Registry is a Grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England.

The Abbey and Cathedral Precinct, Carlisle Grade II* Listed Historic Buildings and Monuments in Carlisle 1699
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BISHOPS REGISTRY - Carlisle - List Entry
- "Former Cathedral library, at one time used as a registry, now unoccupied. Dated and inscribed frieze over entrance THOMAS CARLIOL AD 1699 (Thomas Smith, the Bishop of Carlisle). English bond …
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