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Skiddaw Building, Carlisle
The Skiddaw Building in Carlisle is one of the principle buildings of the Fusehill Street Campus of the University of Cumbria. The building was originally the Union Workhouse (the Fusehill Workhouse), built 1863-1864, designed by Lockwood & Mawson (architects).[1] It was used as a hospital during the First World War. During the 1920s it was known as Fusehill House Poor Law Institution then in 1930 was renamed the Fusehill House Public Assistance Institution.[2] The building was again used as a military hospital during the Second World War. It then became Carlisle City General Hospital under the 1948 National Health Act. The City General Hospital and adjacent Carlisle City Maternity Hospital closed in 1999, when hospital care was consolidated at the new Cumberland Infirmary. The Fusehill site then became the Carlisle campus of St. Martin’s College. The college then became part of the University of Cumbria when it was established in 2007.[3] The Skiddaw Building is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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The old City General Maternity Hospital, in Carlisle.
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SKIDDAW BUILDING - Carlisle - List Entry
- Formerly the Union Workhouse (called the Fusehill Workhouse). 1863-4, Lockwood & Mawson (architects). A good example of this later phase of workhouse design by nationally renowned architects. Original plans dated …
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The Workhouse - Carlisle, Cumberland
- .....In 1863, the union erected a new purpose-built workhouse on Fusehill Street in Carlisle. After the new building was opened, St Cuthbert's workhouse at Harraby Hill was kept in use …
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The history of Skiddaw, Fusehill Street, Carlisle
- The Grade II listed building, the focal point of our Fusehill Street Carlisle campus, has a long and interesting history. Behind the austere façade, Skiddaw as it is known today, …
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Simon Cotterill
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The old City General Maternity Hospital, in Carlisle.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
SKIDDAW BUILDING - Carlisle - List Entry
- Formerly the Union Workhouse (called the Fusehill Workhouse). 1863-4, Lockwood & Mawson (architects). A good example of this later phase of workhouse design by nationally renowned architects. Original plans dated …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.workhouses.org.uk…
The Workhouse - Carlisle, Cumberland
- .....In 1863, the union erected a new purpose-built workhouse on Fusehill Street in Carlisle. After the new building was opened, St Cuthbert's workhouse at Harraby Hill was kept in use …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/alu…
The history of Skiddaw, Fusehill Street, Carlisle
- The Grade II listed building, the focal point of our Fusehill Street Carlisle campus, has a long and interesting history. Behind the austere façade, Skiddaw as it is known today, …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
List grade: 2
Post code: CA1 2HH
Unitary Auth: Cumberland
County: Cumbria
Grid ref: NY4093055573
