The Andalusian

The Andalusian is a public house dating to 1932, designed by Harry Redfern for the Carlisle & District State Management Scheme. It is constructed with terracotta facing on a banded volcanic ashlar plinth, with a partial string course, pilasters and eaves cornice. The roof is a Mansard style with green pantile tiles, featuring boxed dormers and full dormers, and brick chimney stacks.

The building is two and a half storeys high, with seven bays and is designed in a Hispano-Moresque style. The central entrance features double panelled doors within a stepped, chamfered surround and a hoodmould, leading to an upper floor. Flanking are further double doors and casement windows, all within surrounds similar to the central doorway, topped with radial fanlights. A recessed balcony spans the central three bays; it is supported by banded-volcanic columns, and behind the arches are casement windows with glazing bars divided by pilasters, with gilded round-arched panels above. Wrought-iron scrolled railings are present between the columns, and the central arch contains the wrought-iron lettering "THE CRESCENT INN". Below the balcony, casement windows with glazing bars are flanked by scrolled wrought-ironwork on the aprons. The full dormers are positioned on either side of the boxed dormers above.

The interior of the ground floor is thought to retain much of its original tilework, although this is now largely concealed by modern fascias. The upper floor features wall pilasters and ribbed plaster ceilings, with tiled, hooded fireplaces. The building was designed to replace the Lord Brougham, which stood across the road. Drawings and illustrations are documented in various publications, including the Carlisle Journal (1932), Oliver (1947), and "Team Work: The Story of John Laing and Son Ltd" (1950).