Listed Building: FIRE ENGINE HOUSE (489674)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Historic England |
| Volume/Map/Item | 443/0/10006 |
| Date assigned | 09 August 2002 |
| Date last amended |
Description
MAIDEN NEWTON
443/0/10006 CHAPEL LANE
09-AUG-02 FIRE ENGINE HOUSE
II
Fire engine house. Built in 1842-3, by W. Childs, builder; doors repaired or replaced 1910. Flemish stretcher bond red brick; south east side flint and rubble. Welsh state roof with gabled ends. Small rectangular single-cell plan building with plank double doors at north east end, the gable above clad in vertical boards.
INTERIOR: Purbeck stone flag threshold. Two timber rails set into flint and chalk floor.
The fire engine house was purpose-built to house a circa early C19 hand pump, now kept in Maiden Newton Fire Station.
A rare example of a purpose-built village fire engine house, complete with its original fire engine.
Location
| Grid reference | SY 5973 9780 (point) |
|---|---|
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Maiden Newton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Jan 7 2019 10:06AM