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

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version