Carlisle City General Hospital
Hospital in Cumbria, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
 Carlisle City General Hospital | |
 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]
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