Whitehaven Hospital or Infirmary is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1949. Hospital/infirmary.

Whitehaven Hospital or Infirmary

WRENN ID
second-porch-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 July 1949
Type
Hospital/infirmary
Address
Whitehaven Hospital or Infirmary, Flatt Walks
OS grid reference
NX 977 178
Coordinates
54.54551, -3.58285
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whitehaven Hospital, originally built in 1769 by Sir John Lowther as his residence, is a three-storey stone building with a symmetrical design and battlements. The central block features a semi-circular turret with three windows on each of its three storeys. At both ends of the facade, there are projecting rectangular towers. All windows have labels, although they have been fitted with new glazing.

Local climate

Whitehaven Hospital or Infirmary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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