Description

CORSHAM PRIORY STREET
ST 87 70
(south side)
5/349 The Old Fire Station
GV II

Fire station, late C19 incorporating C17 or early C18 building,
rubble stone with stone tiled roof. Two-storey with single storey
C19 wing. Main range has east end timber bell turret, C19 openings
below, C19 north side doors and south side 4-light flush bead-
moulded mullion window over 3-light recessed ovolo-moulded window,
both with hoodmoulds. Two west end parallel extensions, south side
ashlar below and red brick above, north side rubble stone, both
with hipped west gables. From south-east angle a later C19
extension with west side coach-doors, window with reused lintel
dated 1709 and projecting gabled coach-house with 2-light reused
recessed cyma-moulded gable window over coach-doors. Included for
group value.

Listing NGR: ST8724570613

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26494857

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