WALL, GATES AND RAILINGS IN FRONT OF TULLIE HOUSE - Carlisle - List Entry

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    "Wall, gate piers, gates and railings for garden of Tullie House (qv). Late C17 (could be C19 imitation). Red sandstone ashlar gate piers and wall; cast-iron gates and railings. Off-centre large rectangular rusticated piers on moulded plinths, surmounted by projecting cornice and bracketed ball finials. Flanking low wall on moulded plinth under flat moulded coping. Spear and scrolled railings. Fresh appearance of stone suggests replacement. Celia Fiennes on a visit to Carlisle in 1698 said "one house which was the Chancellors (Thomas Tullie) built of stone very lofty 5 good sarshe (sash) window..."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1196978
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 months, 1 week ago
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