Description

CARLISLE

NY3856 NEWTOWN ROAD
671-1/5/218 (North side)
13/11/72 Cumberland Infirmary

GV II*

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 string courses, angle pilasters,
solid parapet and finials. Graduated greenslate roof; rebuilt
ashlar ridge chimney stacks.
Originally 2 storeys with basement, 11 bays, 3rd storey added
in 1933. 3 central bays are slightly raised and have central
double doors and patterned overlight, up steps, within a top
glazed tetrastyle Greek Doric portico with wreathed frieze.
Each end bay also projects and has angle pilasters. Sash
windows with glazing bars in stone architraves. Added storey
has small sash windows in stone reveals. INTERIOR extensively
altered.
For illustration see Pevsner (1967) and Cornforth, Country
Life (1978). For history see Galloway (1982). Previous list
description and Pevsner refer to Robert Tattersall, however
Colvin (1978) lists this as the work of Richard Tattersall.

Listing NGR: NY3879455993

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q99478314

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)