Fire Station

Architectural Description from National Heritage List Text Entries, © Historic England 2021.

Fire Station, 1902. By William and Segar Owen. Brick with stone dressings, tile roofs. 4 bays with later small extensions to each end and to rear, 2 bays to right canted forward, with loft. Left 2 bays have flat-topped projection with cornice and triple doors with small-paned glazing to each bay; top panel inscribed “FIRE ENGINE STATION”. Right 2 bays have elliptical-headed windows with 3-light transomed leaded casements. Elliptical-headed entrances, that to left with plank door, the other C20. Loft is diapered, to left end a loading door with jettied shingled gable, plank door with small-paned glazing. 2 triangular louvres to roofs. Right return has loading door with cat head.