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PRN | 9583 | ||||
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Site or location name | Fusehill Military War Hospital | ||||
Summary | Carlisle Union Workhouse, University of Cumbria Fusehill Campus | ||||
Description | The Carlisle Union Workhouse buildings were taken over as a War Hospital in October 1917 to provide 400 beds with a further 250 beds in the Norman Street and Brook Street Schools. Patients were collected from Carlisle's Citadel Station. Capacity at times rose to 861 patients. The buildings were later used as the General and Maternity Hospitals and are currently a campus for the University of Cumbria. | ||||
Monument Type | HOSPITAL;HOSPITAL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK, STONE | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | Fusehill Military War Hospital | ||||
Postcode | CA1 2HH | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: NY4092155563 (340921, 555563) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (13-03-2017) | ||||
Related Sites | |||||
Norman Street and Brook Street Schools | |||||
Source | |||||
Tullie House (2017) Fusehill War Hospital. Tullie House Museum. https://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/fusehill-war-hospital | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (01-03-2008) | ||||
Copiled On | 13-03-2017 | ||||
Last Updated | 13-03-2017 |
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Fusehill Military War Hospital (Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria) were taken over as a war hospital in October 1917. Front elevation. (File name: 9583_1023.jpg) |
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