Cumbria House
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. After amalgamation with Westmorland County Council in 1974, 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 together with Lonsdale House in Lower Gaol Yard in Carlisle.
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. The new offices were built to accommodate some 700 staff and to act as a catalyst for urban regeneration in the Botchergate area. 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.
