Fire Engine House

The building is a fire engine house, constructed between 1842 and 1843 by W. Childs, a builder. The exterior is primarily Flemish stretcher bond red brick, with a southeast side incorporating flint and rubble. It features a Welsh slate roof with gabled ends. The building has a small, rectangular single-cell plan and a plank double door at the northeast end, with the gable above clad in vertical boards. Inside, there is a Purbeck stone flag threshold and two timber rails set into a floor of flint and chalk. The fire engine house was purpose-built to house a hand pump dating from the early 19th century, which is now located in Maiden Newton Fire Station. It represents a rare example of a purpose-built village fire engine house, complete with its original fire engine. The doors were repaired or replaced in 1910.