Readers have shared their reactions after a controversial decision was made on the future of a historic tourist attraction.

Carlisle’s historic Turkish Baths will be shut down from later this month, a meeting of the city council has agreed - though they are describing the closure as 'temporary'.

The options put before members were either to commission leisure group GLL to continue operating the Turkish Baths and maintaining the building until the end of December 2022, or to mothball the facilities until the adjacent 1970s building is demolished.

Julie Minns, chair of the Friends of the Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths, an active campaign group set up in 2021 to preserve the historic baths, said: “I think ‘disappointing’ doesn’t come close to summing up how we feel.”

Here’s what readers had to say.

Karen Mallinson said sarcastically: “Let's take any history left out of the historic city

“Never mind, just the cathedral and castle left to go now guys.”

John Davies said: “The Council is singularly lacking in courage and imagination.”

Susan Edgar said: “Absolutely shameful. Where is the historic town when you remove the history?”

Melanie Rickerby said: “The council have no idea what the city needs and loves but they always win."

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