Carnegie Arts Centre And Theatre

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

NY 0028 WORKINGTON FINKLE STREET (South side) Workington

10/44 Carnegie Arts Centre and Theatre

II

Library now art centre and theatre. Dated 1904 over original entrance.

Rock-faced calciferous sandstone with red sandstone quoins, eaves cornice with modillions, all on large red sandstone plinth. Hipped graduated greenslate roof with red sandstone ashlar chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 7 bays, with flanking single-storey, 4-bay wings. 2-storey theatre adjoins to left forming overall L-shape. Double panelled doors in eared architrave under console-bracketed hood. Window left of entrance is in a blocked dated doorway. Sash windows with glazing bars in red sandstone architraves, those on ground-floor with arched heads and false keystones. Window over entrance is under large segmental pediment with Latin inscription. Wings have sash windows in red sandstone surrounds. Theatre has C20 ground-floor doorways and windows in original architraves. Principal entrance has alternate-block surround under Venetian window and gable niche. Left return wall has blocked windows, 2 with round arches. Roof has prominent lead and stucco cupola. Rear brick extensions are not of interest.

Listing NGR: NY0019028850

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0769 IOE Records taken by Gordon Furness; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Gordon Furness. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project