Carlisle, Hadrian's Wall & Borderlands
Carlisle Cathederal
Carlisle Priory was founded in 1122, by King Henry I, replacing earlier buildings on the site. Ten years later, he created the diocese of Carlisle, and the priory church became the Cathedral. The building is constructed of red sandstone. Large scale restoration was carried out in 1853-7. The present structure has lost the greater part of its original nave, destroyed by the Scots in the 17th century.
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