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| HER Number: | MDV106913 |
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| Name: | Buckfastleigh Fire Station |
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Summary
Fire station in Buckfastleigh appears to date to between 1939-1947, although the current station appears to have been updated / extended since 1991.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 660 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIRE STATION (World War II to Mid 20th Century - 1939 AD to 1947 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
First depiction of the fire station is on the late 1940s aerial photograph; not shown on the 1930s Ordnance Survey mapping.
Hale, K., 1991, Buckfastleigh Fire Station (Photograph). SDV356590.
Image of the old fire station.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1997, Buckfastleigh Conservation Area Partnership Scheme (CAPS) photographs (Photograph). SDV365552.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Aerial photograph shows the fire station has been extended to the rear (north). Main square building appears to be in approximately the same position.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Main square building and extension to the north depicted.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66425 ] |
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| SDV356590 | Photograph: Hale, K.. 1991. Buckfastleigh Fire Station. Digital. |
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| SDV365552 | Photograph: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1997. Buckfastleigh Conservation Area Partnership Scheme (CAPS) photographs. Photograph (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8934 - Condition survey of Buckfastleigh Conservation Area
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2023 1:40PM |
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