Monument record MDO21388 - Old Fire Station, Charmouth

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Summary

The site of the old fire station, Charmouth. The fire station was built in the late 1920s and was disused by 1972.

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Full Description

The old fire station was probably built in the late 1920s and was redundant by 1972. It was demolished in 2003. It comprised a large brick shed with the garage for the fire station in the northern part and a room to the south and a toilet in the NW corner of the building. There was an inspection pit in the floor of the garage. It had a flat roof and stone rubble footings (1) (2).


<1> Tatler, S and Bellamy, P, 2003, The Old Fire Station, Charmouth, Dorset: Archaeological Watching Brief, September 2003 (Unpublished document). SDO11253.

<2> Bellamy, P, 2003, Charmouth, The Old Fire Station. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 163 (Article in serial). SDO11252.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Tatler, S and Bellamy, P. 2003. The Old Fire Station, Charmouth, Dorset: Archaeological Watching Brief, September 2003.
  • <2> Article in serial: Bellamy, P. 2003. Charmouth, The Old Fire Station. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 125. 163.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 36667 93652 (7m by 15m)
Map sheet SY39SE
Civil Parish Charmouth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:49PM

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