Memories of the lanes

[emmsthheight]

In fact would this be Water Street one end?

[emmsthheight]

And turning off Collier Lane?

(Just off to the right).

[emmsthheight]

And Water Street the other end?

[emmsthheight]

And a little further down? 

[bobgraham]

Emms, there is indeed a bridge on Rome st. I was beginning to doubt it as there is nothing shown on modern maps but it is the old track up to Upperby railway sheds. The next bridge over it is more noticeable - the metal one on the Bog rd near the old B&Q building.
bob

[emmsthheight]

Ah, That's why I was confused then.  There've been two!

Thanks Bob.  Not been down there for ages!

Best wishes

Rmms

[july]

A thank you to all for your replies lots of info for me to look at
July

[emmsthheight]

Hi July

Thank you for getting back to us.

I've just looked back to the comments on your original post. 

You said your ancestors worked on the railways.  I wonder what the date was?  It could have been when they were being built, but also, the possible road we have starts at the present railway station, but actually further down, can't be far from the branch lines and goods sidings so there may have been some railwaymens' cottages.

Best wishes

Emms

[bobgraham]

Emms, I think you are right. Looking for something completely unrelated in historicaldirectories.org, I checked the earliest (History, Directory and Gazateer of Cumb & Westmorland, 1829) and on p154 there is a list of streets and squares of Carlisle with the following;
Water Lane, Court Square
Watergate, Water Lane.
In another bit, it says the railway to Newcastle is under construction but I seem to remember that Carlisle had 3 different stations (N/S, E &W) before they built the present one.
bob