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Old Cumberland Infirmary
The original Cumberland Infirmary on Newtown Road in Carlisle was built 1830-1832 by Richard Tattersall, funded by wealthy benefactors, and made available for charity patients. The old building is still in use by the NHS next to the modern hospital complex. The building is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England. The entrance gate piers and wall at the east of the old Infirmary building, on Infirmary Street, are Grade II listed. The entrance gateway is thought to date from the 1930s, built when an extra storey was added to the main building. Previously there had been an entrance with a long drive from Newtown Road.
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CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY - Carlisle - List Entry
- "Hospital. 1830-32 for the subscribers by Richard Tattersall; early C20 alterations and additions. Limestone (or sandstone) ashlar (from a quarry near Leeds) rusticated to ground floor on chamfered plinth with …
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Cumberland Royal Infirmary Plan 1893
- Plans of the Cumberland infirmary in Carlisle, 1893. From: Hospitals and asylums of the world (Henry C. Burdett, 1893). Image from the Welcome Trust https://wellcomecollection.org/works/y76xa25r - Public Domain image c/o …
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ENTRANCE GATE PIERS AND WALL TO EAST OF CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY - List Entry
- Gate piers and wall. Probably early 1930s. Brick wall partly on chamfered plinth (all dressings of calciferous sandstone) with stone cornice and coping; tall squared piers with stepped caps and …
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Simon Cotterill
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CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY - Carlisle - List Entry
- "Hospital. 1830-32 for the subscribers by Richard Tattersall; early C20 alterations and additions. Limestone (or sandstone) ashlar (from a quarry near Leeds) rusticated to ground floor on chamfered plinth with …
Added by
Pat Thomson
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Cumberland_Royal_Infirmary_Plan_1893.png?20160820104815)
from https://commons.wikimedia.org…
Cumberland Royal Infirmary Plan 1893
- Plans of the Cumberland infirmary in Carlisle, 1893. From: Hospitals and asylums of the world (Henry C. Burdett, 1893). Image from the Welcome Trust https://wellcomecollection.org/works/y76xa25r - Public Domain image c/o …
Added by
Pat Thomson
![](/uploads/thumbs2/historic_england.png)
from https://historicengland.org.u…
ENTRANCE GATE PIERS AND WALL TO EAST OF CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY - List Entry
- Gate piers and wall. Probably early 1930s. Brick wall partly on chamfered plinth (all dressings of calciferous sandstone) with stone cornice and coping; tall squared piers with stepped caps and …
Added by
Simon Cotterill