The Old Fire Station

The Old Fire Station is a former fire station that has been converted into public conveniences. It was built in 1872 and features red-brown brick with yellow brick dressings, glass, and hipped slate roofs. The building is located on a corner site at the junction of Ward Street and North Street, with a tower positioned at the angle. It is single storey on either side of a two-stage tower, which is topped with a hipped pyramidal roof and a weathervane. Each face of the upper stage has a copper clock dial. Below the clock, there is a further hipped roof with deep bracketed eaves and angle quoins on the first floor.

On the North Street elevation, there is a floral round window above a rendered cornice, while the ground floor has been blocked up. A glass canopy projects to the right of the tower, featuring a shaped screen wall above. On the left side facing Ward Street, there are cambered-headed openings that were originally for fire engines, now mostly blocked in, except for the rightmost door which provides access to the conveniences. To the left, there are fixed casements with glass roofs above.