Carlisle City General Hospital
The Carlisle City General Hospital was a health facility in Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Carlisle City General Hospital | |
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 Carlisle City General Hospital | |
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  Shown in Cumbria | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54.8914°N 2.9224°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Closed | 1999 |
History
The facility has its origins in the Carlisle Union Workhouse which was designed by Henry Lockwood and William Mawson and was completed in 1863.[2] It became a military hospital at Easter 1917 during both the First World War and then served as a military hospital again during the Second World War.[3] It joined the National Health Service as the Carlisle City General Hospital in 1948.[4] After services transferred to the new Cumberland Infirmary, it closed in 1999.[5] It was subsequently converted to become St Martin's College and evolved to become the Carlisle campus of the University of Cumbria.[2]
References
- Historic England. "Skiddaw Building (1196953)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Carlise". Workhouses. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Fusehill Military Hospital". Royal British Legion. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Carlisle City General Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Eve, Kelly (29 September 2009). "Memories wanted of Carlisle's former City General Hospital". News and Star. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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