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Cumbria College of Art and Design the Cottage and Homeacres Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Carlisle, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.9068 / 54°54'24"N

Longitude: -2.931 / 2°55'51"W

OS Eastings: 340406

OS Northings: 557297

OS Grid: NY404572

Mapcode National: GBR 7CZP.7V

Mapcode Global: WH7ZW.YXGR

Plus Code: 9C6VW349+PJ

Entry Name: Cumbria College of Art and Design the Cottage and Homeacres Cottage

Listing Date: 11 April 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1196985

English Heritage Legacy ID: 386636

ID on this website: 101196985

Location: Knowefield, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA3

County: Cumbria

District: Carlisle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Carlisle

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Carlisle Stanwix St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description



CARLISLE

NY4057SW BRAMPTON ROAD
671-1/4/59 (North side)
Cumbria College of Art and Design -
The Cottage and Homeacres Cottage

GV II

Reform school, now part of college. 1854 for George Head Head
of Rickerby with later extensions to rear. English garden wall
bond brickwork without plinth; dressings of calciferous
sandstone. Steeply-pitched graduated greenslate roof with
skylight at rear; original ridge brick chimney stacks. Single
storey, single depth, 5 bays with right 2-bay extension.
Brampton Road facade has projecting end gables, that at left
with a canted bay window; all other windows are 2-light stone
mullioned with elaborate patterned cast-iron tracery. Left
return has a gable porch with a panelled door in stone
surround. Rear doors and casement windows in brick reveals.
INTERIOR has exposed hammer-beam trusses. This was built as
the Cumberland Reformatory for boys; for further details and
illustration see Cumberland News (1956). Homeacres Cottage at
right is included for group value.
(Cumberland News: 4 May 1956: P.10).


Listing NGR: NY4033757219

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