What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Carlisle Union Workhouse Opened in 1864 Designed to house 478 inmates Closed in 1917 to become a military hospital Recorded plaque organisation: University of Cumbria, Carlisle and District Civic Trust.
Carlisle Union Workhouse was a significant institution during the Victorian era, providing accommodation and work for the destitute under the Poor Law system; it later served as a military hospital during World War I.
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