Dunfermline’s Art Deco Heritage 1. The Fire Station
Posted in Art Deco, Dunfermline at 2:00 pm on 24 September 2009
I did promise in my one year’s anniversary post that I would put up some pictures of Art Deco in Dunfermline. This is the first set.
Of 1936 vintage, this is very similar in style to the Fire Station in Kirkcaldy which, being constructed a year or so later, is said to be a copy. There is interplay between verticals and horizontals here but this building lacks the painted highlights, the ironwork balconies and the East Coast vernacular chimney stacks of the Kirkcaldy one.
Dunfermline Fire Station is being replaced by a new building lower down the town. It has been proposed that this present building should be turned into an Arts centre.
The view from the west.
Rear view. Typical thirties window styling.
Detail on west side.
Detail on brickwork at front.
Pillar embellishment at front.
View from East.
As this view shows the long window slopes and in its present form obviously dates from the refurbishment of 1986.
Tags: Art Deco, Dunfermline, Scotland
Tom Davison
September 25, 2009 at 7:16 am
As someone who is trying to promote the fire station’s use as an arts centre, I’m interested in your interest in the building. Tell me more, please.
Art Deco Buildings Blog
September 25, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Nice. I hope you’ll post some more Dumfermline deco soon.
David
jackdeighton
September 25, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I don’t really know any more than that its use as an arts centre has been proposed.
It’s the fact that it’s Art Deco I’m mainly interested in. I’d like to know if there are any Deco detailings inside.
MM
October 5, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Nice. I hope you’ll post some more Dumfermline deco soon.
David
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Anne
August 5, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Someone else may have given you the info, but the building now owned by Morgan Law in the East Port used to be the Electricity Showroom and the one occupied by the Christian Bookshop used to be the Gas Showroom…the heyday of the Utilities when they could afford fancy structures!
jackdeighton
August 5, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Thanks Anne,
I’m not a native of Dunfermline; I only work there; so it’s good to have this extra information.
Anne
August 7, 2010 at 11:27 pm
You’re welcome. I had a 6 month temp reception job at Morgan Law a couple of years ago and I always felt so proud unlocking the front door of such a striking building in the mornings!