As can be seen from the list below, there has been a recent trend to re-name many of Carlisle's pubs; these petty acts of corporate vandalism should be discouraged and reversed wherever possible, as they disconnect us from our own local history².

The recent city pubs are as follows; those built to service the new housing estates of the last several decades, or otherwise of modern foundation, are in italics. A list of permanently closed pubs follows further down.

• Arroyo Arms, Edgehill Road, Harraby.
• Australian Bar, Botchergate. In the same view is the Litten Tree.
• Bar Solo, on the corner of The Crescent and Botchergate.
• Beehive, Warwick Road.
• Black Lion, Durdar.
• Boardroom, Paternoster Row (formerly the Board).
• Border Rambler, 45-47 Botchergate (formerly the Albion Tavern).
• Border Reiver, Holmrook Road.
• Border Terrier Inn, Ashness Drive, Morton Park.
• The Caledonian Inn, Botchergate, after suffering through a number of name changes, including Bar Code and CA-1, has happily once again become the Caledonian Inn. Thanks to Karen Storey for Bar Code.
• Coach and Horses, Kingstown.
• Cranemakers, 43 London Road. Added 2006 - this had previously been the Theakston, and before that, a hotel. Thanks to Tom Seabury.
• Crown Inn, 23 Scotland Road, Stanwix.
• Crown Inn, 90 Botchergate.
• Crown and Thistle Inn, 53 Church Street, Stanwix.
• Cumberland Inn, 32 Botchergate.
• Currock Inn, Currock.
• The Gilded Lily, Lowther Street, is now a pub/restaurant, occupying the old Gretna Tavern building. One of its many previous guises, was Finnegans Wake.  Other names included The Post [not unreasonable this, the building had once been a Post Office], The Shambles, and Churchill's.
• The Glasshouse, Devonshire Street, formerly F.T.'s, and before that the Friars Tavern. This was one of the few city pubs which were not State owned.
• Globe Inn, 6 Bridge Street, Caldewgate.
• Golden Lion, St. Nicholas.
• Gosling Bridge, Scotland Road.
• Green Bank Inn, Carleton (always known locally as the Greeny Bank).
• Griffin, Court Square, previously a bank.
• Harraby Inn, Harraby Grove.
• Horse & Farrier, Wigton Road (replaced an earlier building close by, which is probably the establishment meant in this old verse. Tom Seabury advises that the present pub was built in 1928. [Added 2007, currently closed].
• Howard Arms, Lowther Street.
• Joiners Arms, Church Street, Caldewgate.
• Jovial Sailor, Caldcotes.
• Kings Head, Fisher Street. A board outside explains a little of the pub's, and Carlisle's, history.
• The Knight Inn, Milbourne Street, formerly Biddy Mulligans, and before that, The Woolpack).
• Linton Holme, commonly referred to as the Lint. Formerly a hotel, now a pub. It has had a chequered history of late, being closed several times (thanks to Collin for the update).
• The Litten Tree is one of the many new pubs on Botchergate. In the same view is the Australian Bar.
• London Tavern, Alexander Street.
• Magpie, Botcherby.
• Milbourne Arms, 150 Milbourne Street.
• Mood, Botchergate - thanks to Karen Storey.
• Museum Inn, 101 Moorhouse Road.
  The Office, another of the new Botchergate bars.
• Pedestrian Arms, Newtown Road (always referred to as the Peds).
• Pippins, Lowther Street (formerly the Apple Tree).
• Railway Inn, 104 London Road. Added 2006: Currently closed.
• Redfern Inn, Etterby. The name commemorates Harry Redfern, the architect of many pubs in the State scheme.
• Rose & Crown, Upperby Road.
• Royal Scot, Langrigg Road, Morton Park, usually referred to just as "The Scot".
• St. Nicholas Arms, 47 London Road.
• Sportsman, Heads Lane.
• Turf Tavern, Newmarket Road (formerly the Turf Inn). Another view; the steeply sloped roof was originally used as the grandstand for the Swifts racecourse below.
• White House, Warwick Road (formerly the Crescent), designed by Harry Redfern.
• White Ox Inn, Durdar.
  The William Rufus, one of the new crop of Botchergate pubs.
• Woodrow Wilson, 48 Botchergate.

Hotels which have/had public bars include

• Central Hotel (later called the Central Plaza Hotel), whose cellar bar was known as "The Dive" - always popular with railwaymen. Bar and hotel now closed, though there are plans to re-open it as Carlisle's first 5* hotel.
• Crown & Mitre Hotel has two bars.
• Cumbria Hotel on the station square.
• Red Lion Hotel was closed for many years, but is currently open again. Thanks to Tom Seabury.

Pubs which have closed within living memory include

Avenue, Central Avenue. [Added 2006, recently closed and demolished - thanks to Collin].
Blue Bell Inn (and off-sales), Scotch Street. Closed in 1973. Thanks to Tom Seabury for this one.
Bowling Green, Lowther Street.
Cumberland Wrestlers Inn, Currock Street. Usually known simply as The Wrestlers. [Added 2008; now  shop].
Duke of York, Shaddongate (closed in 2000).
Enterprise, Briar Bank. [Added 2007. I've recently heard that this pub is closed, and now operates as an Indian Restaurant and Takeaway.]
Fox and Hounds, Rickergate. Closed in 1960.
Goliah (popularly but wrongly Goliath).
Green Dragon, Newtown Road.
Inglewood Forest Inn, Pennine Way, Harraby. Demolished 2010.
Irish Gate Tavern.
Jesters, 161-3 Botchergate. Formerly the Earl Grey. [Added 2007; closed]
London & NW Railway Inn, James St., closed in 1938.
Malt Shovel, Rickergate. Added 2006 - closed as a pub (when?) and re-opened as an Italian restaurant. Thanks to Tom Seabury.
Maltsters Arms, John Street, Caldewgate. Closed and demolished in 2004.
Nelson Bridge, closed 1971. Thanks to David Allan for this reminder.
Pheasant Inn, Church Street, Caldewgate. Closed in 2000, and reopened as The Golden Pheasant, a Chinese Restaurant.
Prince of Wales, Denton Street. Added 2005 - recently closed.

After the sell-off, the only remaining Carlisle brewery passed through the hands of several new owners, but was ultimately closed; Carlisle must now be unusual for a city of its size in not having a brewery.

I would welcome further information to amend the above story - pubs or name changes I might have missed, for example.

See also Cumberland's Breweries.