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Old Fire Station

Knighton, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Knighton, Powys, designated on 30 September 1985.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Old Fire Station, Knighton, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Civil
Date of designation
30 September 1985
Community
Knighton
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.34438, -3.05432
Cadw reference
9019

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Forward to street at junction with Market Street and Offa's Road.

Exterior

Tall and narrow coursed rubble building with gable end to street, in use as the fire station by 1901 (mentioned on OS Map) and probably converted from an earlier C19 agricultural building. Slate roof, plain bargeboards, wide eaves. Roughcast gable, weatherboarding to upper part of front with one 2-light window. Double boarded doors below with letter box set into the wall to the left. 2-pane window to right side. Building narrows to rear and turns slightly east with cambered heads to door and window openings.

Reason for designation

Group value.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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