Elm Fire Engine House and attached shed

Single-storey fire engine house, date stone of 1847.

MATERIALS Red brick laid in stretcher bond, with some replacement brick to west elevation and slate roof covering.

PLAN Small single-cell rectangular plan.

EXTERIOR Elliptical headed door opening to front (south) elevation, having early double-leaf timber doors with wrought-iron strap hinges opening outwards on to the road. A sandstone plaque over the door is inscribed ‘ENGINE HOUSE / 1847’. A blocked window opening and two cast-iron wall-ties are evident on the rear (north) elevation. The slate roof has cast-iron and replacement rainwater goods to the north and south elevations.

INTERIOR There are painted brick walls to the interior and a dry earth floor.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURE An adjoining single-storey single-cell structure abuts the west gable, it is understood to have been built c1850, and is now in use as garden shed. The red brick walls are laid in stretcher bond, with double-leaf timber doors opening to the north elevation, and a blocked door opening to the south elevation. A window opening on west gable, with a timber shutter. The slate roof is serviced by cast-iron and replacement rainwater goods to the north and south elevations. There are painted brick walls to the interior with a dry earth floor.