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The Old Fire Engine House

A Grade II Listed Building in Castle Cary, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0877 / 51°5'15"N

Longitude: -2.515 / 2°30'53"W

OS Eastings: 364027

OS Northings: 132173

OS Grid: ST640321

Mapcode National: GBR MV.CLNQ

Mapcode Global: FRA 56M7.VCW

Plus Code: 9C3V3FQP+32

Entry Name: The Old Fire Engine House

Listing Date: 18 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1056255

English Heritage Legacy ID: 262022

ID on this website: 101056255

Location: Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Castle Cary

Built-Up Area: Castle Cary

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST6432
6/89

CASTLE CARY CP
PARK STREET (East side, off)

The Old Fire Engine House

GV
II

Former fire engine house. Probably mid-C19. Cary stone roughly cut and squared, grey lias stone quoins, Doulting stone
dressings; steep-pitched Welsh slate roof between coped gables with kneeler stones. Single-storey. Plain building
constructed against a boundary wall to Manor Farmhouse (qv); on west side of pair of diagonal-boarded doors set in
elliptical archway, brick with keystone and plain stone imposts on which are incised the words "Engine" and "House";
above, in gable, a small plaque with a coat of arms. Interior not seen.


Listing NGR: ST6402732173

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