Carlisle City General Hospital

Hospital in Cumbria, England

Carlisle City General Hospital

Carlisle City General Hospital

Shown in Cumbria

Geography
Location| Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Coordinates| 54°53′29″N 2°55′21″W﻿ / ﻿54.8914°N 2.9224°W﻿ / 54.8914; -2.9224
Organisation
Care system| NHS
History
Opened| 1863
Closed| 1999

The Carlisle City General Hospital was a health facility in Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ Historic England. "Skiddaw Building (1196953)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
2. ^ a b "Carlise". Workhouses. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
3. ^ "Fusehill Military Hospital". Royal British Legion. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
4. ^ "Carlisle City General Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
5. ^ Eve, Kelly (29 September 2009). "Memories wanted of Carlisle's former City General Hospital". News and Star. Retrieved 30 January 2020.