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Name:Ampthill old fire station 2
Address:Kings Arms Yard, Church Street
Town:Ampthill
Brigade:Bedfordshire
Postcode:
  
Year Range: ?-?
  
Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude:
52.031428 North
00.492151 West
     
Further Information/ Provenance: 

Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire, 1890, p10
Kelly's Directory of Beds, Hunts & Northants, 1898, p12

Shown on 1901 1:2500 OS map, but unclear exactly which building. Appears to be end building of left hand range in lane off Church Street, through archway (Tavistock Motors on Streetview). Unable to confirm if current building is original or replacement. Visited 2012 - end building appears to be old fire station


http://ampthillfirestation.tripod.com/history.html
- [has picture] "The King's Arms Yard. On the extreme right are the doors of the fire engine house built to accommodate the Victorian horse-drawn engine"
 
 
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