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County Hotel, Botchergate
The County Hotel is located on the corner of Botchergate and The Crescent in Carlisle. It was originally built 1894-1896 and named The Red Lion Hotel. The original name can be seen on the stonework at the hotel entrance on Botchergate. The corner entrance, to what is now Bar Solo, at No1. Botchergate, is dated 1885. There and six other shops / small businesses on the lower floor of the building, below the hotel. The hotel was renamed The County Hotel in 1990. The building, Nos. 1-15 Botchergate, is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
Not to be confused with the former County Hotel next to the railway station (now the Hallmark Hotel).
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COUNTY HOTEL - Carlisle - List Entry
- Formerly Red Lion Hotel, with ground floor shops and hotel above, renamed in 1990 and recently renovated. 1894-6 for Samuel Bousfield by J Murchie. Calciferous sandstone ashlar, with string courses, …
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Simon Cotterill
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COUNTY HOTEL - Carlisle - List Entry
- Formerly Red Lion Hotel, with ground floor shops and hotel above, renamed in 1990 and recently renovated. 1894-6 for Samuel Bousfield by J Murchie. Calciferous sandstone ashlar, with string courses, …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
List grade: 2
Post code: CA1 1QP
Unitary Auth: Cumberland
County: Cumbria
Grid ref: NY4030455615