Cumbria House

Cumbria House is a municipal building in Botchergate, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Cumbria House
Cumbria House
Cumbria House
Location within Cumbria
General information
AddressBotchergate, Carlisle
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates54.8900°N 2.9290°W / 54.8900; -2.9290
Completed2016
Design and construction
ArchitectEric Wright Construction

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
  1. "Small news". Cumberland & Westmorland Newspaper Archives. 18 January 1923. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70. The Stationery Office Ltd. 1997. ISBN 0-10-547072-4.
  3. "Ex-county council offices in Carlisle put up for sale". News and Star. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. "Going, going gone....Carlisle's county council offices are set for demolition". News and Star. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. "Cumbria County Council new offices now complete". Eric Wright. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. "First look inside Cumbria County Council's new £10.4m offices in Carlisle". News and Star. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. "Full Constitution" (PDF). Cumbria County Council. 1 October 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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