
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of the Fire Engine House. The Caterham Fire Engine House stood on the site of this building and was in use from 1890 to 1928. The present building was constructed by McCarthy & Stone in 1998 to the plan of the Fire Engine House and incorporates many of the original materials. Recorded plaque organisation: Bourne Society.
The Caterham Fire Engine House, operational from 1890 to 1928, served as a critical firefighting station for the local community, embodying the evolution of municipal services in late Victorian and early 20th-century England.
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Photo: Kevin Hale on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0