IN this edition of nostalgia, we are continuing to look back at memories from our towns and city. Today, we land in Carlisle in the 1940's.
Following the end of World War II in 1945, Carlisle, similar to the rest of the country, was in a period of recovery and many people returned home following the war effort.
This period also saw the implementation of the 'New Towns Act' of 1946, which expected to alleviate housing shortages in cities like Carlisle through the creation of new towns.
The economy in the 1940s was dominated by traditional industries, like textiles and engineering.
Carr's biscuits was a major employer in the area. Among members of the Carr family who worked for the business was former Commando Capt. Richard Carr MBE. He was decorated for repeated escape attempts from Italian and German prisoner-of-war camps in the Second World War.
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