Name: | Banwell old fire station |
Address: | near Abbey gates, East Street |
Town: | Banwell |
Brigade: | Avon |
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Year Range: |
1887-1980 |
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Confirmed Latitude/Longitude: | 51.327583 North 02.862754 West |
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Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://www.banwell.info/history/page2.html
- 1887 cottage near the abbey gates converted to fire station
http://www.banwellhistory.org.uk/fireengine.html
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/twm/RoundAbout/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=RoundAbout&tBrand=westonmercury&tCategory=zRoundAbout&itemid=WeED12%20Sep%202008%2012%3A43%3A09%3A133
Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1897, p34
Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1889, p31
Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1902, p35
Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1914, p40
Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1919, p39
http://www.fire-engine-photos.com/picture/number32941.asp
- picture of station. Closed 1980
Lester Solway
- Pilning, Banwell and Wrington closed in January 1980
Pete Ashpool
- A book written by John Godfrey called Somerset Fire Brigade has a map of Somerset stations in 1948. Station A6 was Yatton so was its sub station. A1a Banwell, A3a Blagdon address Coombe Lodge, B1 Millborne Port address was Cross House, and C2a Nether Stowey. South Petherton NFS Station number was EX1 but records show closed in 1947 NFS List, believed to be Station A6a |
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