Does Carlisle follow an Urban

Model?

Central Business District

Industry - Manufacturing

Inner City Terraced Housing

Suburbs – Semi Detached or LA

Suburbs – Detached

CBD

Can you identify the CBD at the centre of Carlisle? – look for the wall - photo 1

Main Features of the CBD

• High/Multi story buildings

•Expensive land values

•High density of roads and buildings

•Lack of open space

•Shops and department stores

•Modern shopping centres and pedestrian areas

•Cultural/Historical buildings, museums and castles

•Offices, Banks, Town Hall

•Cinemas, Theatres and Clubs

River Eden

EDEN bridge

Railway

Direction of TRANSECT

CBD

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CBD

INDUSTRY

Terraced

Semi detached / LA

Detached

CBD

Caldewgate

Willow Holme

Newtown

Denton Holme

Raffles

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Models describe a generalised shape of the city.

We need to adapt them and apply real places

Carlisle

Credits

• Based on a ppt by Helen Ashburner

• Ground Photography Mark Ollis

• St Bees School