Description

CARLISLE

NY3954 HOLME HEAD
671-1/15/177 Offices of North West Water Ltd
13/11/72
(Formerly Listed as:
HOLME HEAD
Office block at Holme Head Works)

GV II

Office block for factory, now water company offices. Mid C19
with extensive alterations and additions in 1899, by Henry
Higginson, with further early C20 alterations. Snecked red
sandstone with flush ashlar quoins and stone-bracketed metal
gutter. Hipped slate roof with C20 metal vents. Originally
single storey over basement, 9 bays; increased by extra storey
in 1899. With 3 bays added at right.
Pilastered sandstone porch, reached by flanking flights of
stone steps with patterned cast-iron railings, was central to
original build. Inscription on porch says FERGUSON BROTHERS
LIMITED REGISTERED OFFICE. Sash windows, some with glazing
bars on the lower floor, all in stone surrounds. INTERIOR not
inspected.
Illustration of 1854 in Centenary : Ferguson Brothers,
Carlisle 1824-1924, shows the office as built. Plans for the
alterations approved 9 June 1899 are in Cumbria County Record
Office, Ca/E4/13177. A postcard of c1905 shows the 2-storey,
9-bay building. Further office extensions to left are not of
interest.
(Centenary: Ferguson Brothers, Carlisle 1824-1924: P.40).

Listing NGR: NY3966554459

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503449

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)