Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| fire station, Kirkby Thore | ||
| Street:- | Cross Street | |
| locality:- | Cross End | |
| locality:- | Kirkby Thore | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Thore (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | fire station (once) | |
| coordinates:- | NY63862577 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6325 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY62 | |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "WALL TO VILLAGE POUND AND OLD FIRE ENGINE HOUSE WITHIN; NORTH WEST OF FORESTERS' HALL / / / KIRKBY THORE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 423079 / NY6385825754" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Village pound, probably late C18. Rectangular enclosure has 5ft high coursed, squared, rubble walls with triangular coping stones; C20 gate in east wall. Late C19 building to rear originally served as school lavatory before becoming the fire-engine house; now disused. Squared, snecked rubble with quoins. Welsh slate roof. Single storey, built at right-angles to road with door in end wall." |
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