Cumbria House
| Cumbria House | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cumbria House | |
  Cumbria House Location within Cumbria | |
| General information | |
| Address | Botchergate, Carlisle |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°53′24″N 2°55′44″W / 54.8900°N 2.9290°W |
| Completed | 2016 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Eric Wright Construction |
Cumbria House is a municipal building in Botchergate, Carlisle, Cumbria.
History
Throughout much of the 20th century, the administration of Cumberland County Council had been carried out from the Courts in Carlisle.[1] After amalgamation with Westmorland County Council in 1974,[2] Cumbria County Council continued to use these facilities as well as a series of Victorian houses on Portland Square, Brunswick Street and Alfred Street North in Carlisle[3] together with Lonsdale House in Lower Gaol Yard in Carlisle.[4]
As a cost-saving measure, the County Council moved to a single facility, designed and built by Eric Wright Construction, in Botchergate in December 2016.[5] The new offices were built to accommodate some 700 staff and to act as a catalyst for urban regeneration in the Botchergate area.[6] Although the administrative offices of the County Council are at Cumbria House in Botchergate, formal meetings of the Council are held at the County Offices in Kendal.[7]
References
- ^ "Small news". Cumberland & Westmorland Newspaper Archives. 18 January 1923. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
- ^ "Ex-county council offices in Carlisle put up for sale". News and Star. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Going, going gone....Carlisle's county council offices are set for demolition". News and Star. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Cumbria County Council new offices now complete". Eric Wright. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "First look inside Cumbria County Council's new £10.4m offices in Carlisle". News and Star. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Full Constitution" (PDF). Cumbria County Council. 1 October 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2019.