The home of Carr's and McVitie's biscuits, among others ... Listen on BBC Sounds: The Secret Life of the Carlisle Custard Cream The factory - the oldest still to be operating in the world ...

It was made for Jonathan Dodgson Carr, founder of the Carlisle firm, Carr's biscuits, around 1840. Carr took a keen interest in a wide range of social issues and one of the causes closest to his ...

Mark Greenwell, team manager at United Biscuits' factory in Carlisle, responsible for producing iconic McVitie's and Carr's water biscuits, once explained the phenomenon during an episode of Food ...

A century ago, Carlisle's biscuit factory was hit ... It is not easy for a business to survive 200 years. The home of Carr's and McVitie's biscuits, among others, has overcome its fair share ...