Denton Holme
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Denton Holme is an inner city district in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
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Denton Holme is usually regarded as a "village within the city" and is situated to the immediate south west of the city centre on the western bank of the River Caldew
. A man made stream or mill race known as the Little Caldew flows through and underneath the area.
Today it is a mostly residential area but in the nineteenth century and most of the twentieth century along with the neighbouring districts of Caldewgate and Wapping it was Carlisle's main industrial district with many textile mills
, engineering works and other factories such as car seat manufacturers and confectioners. Today very few factories remain although the last mill, Ferguson Brothers owned by Coats Viyella at Holme Head only closed in the 1990s.
The majority of the housing is red-brick terraced and in fact many of the side streets are still cobbled rather than tarmaced although some new housing has been built in recent years and some of the former factories have been converted into apartments.
The main street, Denton Street has many small shops along it and other businesses including a bingo hall and a branch of the Cumberland Building Society
. There was at one time a cinema
in the suburb.
There is a primary school, built by and named after Robert Ferguson
at Holme Head and the former Morley Street School has been converted into a public library
.
There are three Churches in Denton Holme including the Church of England Parish Church, St James, Carlisle Christian Fellowship and The Lighthouse Baptist Church.
At Shaddon Mill on the boundary of Denton Holme and Caldewgate stands a very tall chimney
which was at one time the tallest in the UK
. This structure which is known as "Dixons Chimney" is now slightly short of its original height and has recently been restored and is a well known local landmark. Named after its first owner Peter Dixon. The mill was built by Peter Dixon in 1835-6. The architect was Richard Tattersall.
In the January 2005 Carlisle floods parts of Denton Holme found themselves under more than a metre of water, and came very close to flooding again in October 2005.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Denton Holme is usually regarded as a "village within the city" and is situated to the immediate south west of the city centre on the western bank of the River Caldew
River Caldew
The River Caldew is a river running through Cumbria in England. Historically, the county watered by the Caldew was Cumberland.The Caldew's source is high up on Skiddaw, between the summit and Sale How, in the Lake District, from where it runs east through a valley between Bowscale Fell and Carrock...
. A man made stream or mill race known as the Little Caldew flows through and underneath the area.
Today it is a mostly residential area but in the nineteenth century and most of the twentieth century along with the neighbouring districts of Caldewgate and Wapping it was Carlisle's main industrial district with many textile mills
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
, engineering works and other factories such as car seat manufacturers and confectioners. Today very few factories remain although the last mill, Ferguson Brothers owned by Coats Viyella at Holme Head only closed in the 1990s.
The majority of the housing is red-brick terraced and in fact many of the side streets are still cobbled rather than tarmaced although some new housing has been built in recent years and some of the former factories have been converted into apartments.
The main street, Denton Street has many small shops along it and other businesses including a bingo hall and a branch of the Cumberland Building Society
Cumberland Building Society
The Cumberland Building Society was established on 16 April 1850 as the Cumberland Co-operative Land and Benefit Building Society. It has its headquarters in Carlisle, Cumbria, England...
. There was at one time a cinema
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
in the suburb.
There is a primary school, built by and named after Robert Ferguson
Robert Ferguson (MP)
Robert Ferguson was an English mill-owner from Cumberland, antiquarian and Liberal politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1886.-Biography:...
at Holme Head and the former Morley Street School has been converted into a public library
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
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There are three Churches in Denton Holme including the Church of England Parish Church, St James, Carlisle Christian Fellowship and The Lighthouse Baptist Church.
At Shaddon Mill on the boundary of Denton Holme and Caldewgate stands a very tall chimney
Chimney
A chimney is a structure for venting hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the...
which was at one time the tallest in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. This structure which is known as "Dixons Chimney" is now slightly short of its original height and has recently been restored and is a well known local landmark. Named after its first owner Peter Dixon. The mill was built by Peter Dixon in 1835-6. The architect was Richard Tattersall.
In the January 2005 Carlisle floods parts of Denton Holme found themselves under more than a metre of water, and came very close to flooding again in October 2005.