Carlisle - Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

Tullie House in Castle Street is of particular interest. Built in 1689 in the Jacobean Renaissance style, by a family of German extraction who originally arrived in England to work in the Keswick gold and silver mines, the house became a museum and art school in 1893. Between 1989 and 1991 it was completely restored, a new wing being added at the same time.

The Museum possesses a comprehensive collection of prehistoric and Roman finds from the Border area, documents relating to the many battles fought between the English and the Scots from the 14th to the 17th centuries, and an exhibition specifically devoted to Bonnie Prince Charlie and 1745, a year of great significance in the nation's history. There is also a well presented collection of the region's flora and fauna.

The adjoining Art Gallery contains some 2,000 works (17th-20th centuries) including paintings by Paul Nash, Sam Bough and Peter Blake.