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Inner Bailey Keep
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Inner Bailey Keep

Listed Grade I since 194977 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
HHouseCACarlisle City Centre conservation areaSMOver a scheduled monument1949Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Inner Bailey Keep

Inner Bailey Keep is one of 22 Grade I listed buildings in Carlisle and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 62 buildings in Carlisle to be listed, on 1 June 1949. It stands in the Carlisle City Centre conservation area, designated in 1986, and over a scheduled monument, Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium. Within 400 metres are 14 more Grade I buildings and 71 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1208315↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Carlisle · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Inner Bailey KeepStart here
  2. 2West City Walls and Tile Tower adjoining at south-westGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  3. 324, Abbey StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Abbey Gate and GatehouseGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  5. 521, Castle StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
No 2 the AbbeyGrade II*0.2miBishops RegistryGrade II*0.2miCarlisle CathedralGrade I0.2miRuins of Dormitory of Former Priory of St MaryGrade I0.2miThe Deanery and Prior's TowerGrade I0.2miFratry of Former Priory of St MaryGrade I0.2mi
Around it

18 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIInner Bailey Militia Store26 mICaptains Tower and Inner Bailey Walls29 mIInner Bailey Palace Range Including Part of Queen Mary's Tower30 mIIInner Bailey Magazine35 mIOuter Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall and Bridge45 mIBridge over Outer Moat55 mIDe Irebys Tower and Outer Bailey Wall57 mIIOuter Bailey Alma Block71 mIIOuter Bailey Garrison Cells and Custodian's Office79 mIIOuter Bailey: Arnhem Block102 mIIOuter Bailey Arroyo Block, Gym and Regimental Association Club120 mIIOuter Bailey Officers' Mess125 mIINO1 Including Intergral Shop130 mIIOuter Bailey Ypres Block131 mII3, Castle Street139 mII4, 6 and 8, Fisher Street144 mII6-12, Castle Street144 mIIOuter Bailey Gallipoli Block146 m
More like it

Grade I houses near Carlisle

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

5, 7, 9 High Street ("Old Academy")Annan · 14 mi away
Greta HallKeswick · 22 mi away
The TullieCarlisle · 0 mi away
5 and 6, GreenmarketCarlisle · 0 mi away
Tithe BarnCarlisle · 0 mi away

Questions about Inner Bailey Keep

Is Inner Bailey Keep listed?

Yes. Inner Bailey Keep is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1208315), first listed on 1 June 1949.

Can you visit Inner Bailey Keep?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Inner Bailey Keep in a conservation area?

Yes, the Carlisle City Centre conservation area, designated in 1986.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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