Former Fire Station & Post Office Van Depot, Bridgend, Bridgend

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5072 / 51°30'26"N

Longitude: -3.5766 / 3°34'35"W

OS Eastings: 290678

OS Northings: 179880

OS Grid: SS906798

Mapcode National: GBR HD.J92M

Mapcode Global: VH5HJ.YCKW

Plus Code: 9C3RGC4F+V9

Entry Name: Former Fire Station & Post Office Van Depot

Listing Date: 29 September 1986

Last Amended: 29 September 1986

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 11268

Building Class: Civil

ID on this website: 300011268

Location: Adjoining Mid Glamorgan Motors to right, to S of Hope Chapel.

County: Bridgend

Community: Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)

Community: Bridgend

Built-Up Area: Bridgend

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Fire station Storage

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Exterior

Dated 1936 below rare EV111R insignia. Shown on 1952 listing map as Fire Station, subsequently used as Post Office Van Depot. 2-storey, 3-bay cement rendered square headed front; deep architraves to 1st floor windows with small pane glazing, tripartite to centre. Similar architrave with plaque to broad ground floor entrance carried on Doric columns. Sliding doors; smaller door to left. Slate and glazed roof.

Disused at time of inspection (April 1986).

Included as a scarce public building from the reign of Edward VIII.

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Former Fire Station & Post Office Van Depot

A Grade II Listed Building in Bridgend, Bridgend

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