Bath fire station
Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom · built 1938
Bath fire station was located in Bathwick Street in Bath, Somerset, and operated by the Avon Fire and Rescue Service. Design work commenced in 1937 by architect Alfred J. Taylor, but following his death in 1938, the bulk of the design was carried out by his daughter, Molly Taylor, in the Art Deco style. The fire station, which opened in July 1939, has been cited as a rare surviving example of a building designed by a woman in that era. The station has been expanded since with an adjoining ambulance station and additional workshops, offices and training spaces installed. In 2016 the fire service earmarked the site for redevelopment due to structural and functional issues. They have proposed to demolish the existing structures and construct a modern replacement. The proposal has been opposed by the Twentieth Century Society. The fire station was demolished in June 2026.
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