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| HER Number: | MDV90506 |
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| Name: | The Old Fire Station, Ashburton |
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Summary
Former fire station, now a store. Late 19th century. Stone rubble with dressings of red and cream brick. Slated roof. Red and cream brick chimney on rear gable. Fire-engine house to right, with firemen's room behind. Used until 1933, when the station moved to the Town Hall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 756 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIRE STATION (Constructed, XIX to XX - 1875 AD to 1933 AD (Between))
Full description
Hands, S. + Webb, P., 2004, The Book of Ashburton. Pictorial History of a Dartmoor Stannery Town, 54-55 (Monograph). SDV356598.
Established in 1750, Ashburton has one of the oldest fire brigades in Britain. Located in St Lawrence Lane in the late 19th century up until 1933, when the headquarters moved to the Town Hall, the original brigade would only put out fires when the property owners had purchased insurance from the company who employed them.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
SX7569 ST LAWRENCE LANE 849-1/10/160 (West side (off)) The Old Fire Station to rear of Nos. 10, 12, 12A, 14, GV II
Former fire station, now a store. Late C19. Stone rubble with dressings of red and cream brick. Slated roof. Red and cream brick chimney on rear gable. Fire-engine house to right, with firemen's room behind. Ladder and hose store to left. Reached by narrow passage from St Lawrence Lane. 1 storey with loft at rear. Asymmetrical front: twin gables with pent-roof to right. Half-glazed double doors. 2-light mullioned and transomed window to right. Ladder store open fronted. Patterned bargeboards. Interior: kingpost-and-ridge roof.
Listing NGR: SX7562869814
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109249 ] |
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| SDV356598 | Monograph: Hands, S. + Webb, P.. 2004. The Book of Ashburton. Pictorial History of a Dartmoor Stannery Town. The Book of Ashburton. Hardback Volume. 54-55. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV106915 | Related to: Ashburton Fire Station, Eastern Road (Building) |
| MDV106918 | Related to: Old Ashburton Fire Station, East Road (Building) |
| MDV23254 | Related to: Town Hall, Ashburton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2014 10:25AM |
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