Fires and Fire Engines in Minehead and Dunster
Old Fire Station, Dunster
Minehead suffered greatly from fires, mostly caused by reckless behaviour. The parish community maintained a fire engine and in the 1890s both Minehead and Dunster established local fire brigades.
Content generated during research for Victoria County History Somerset Volume XII. More information is available on the VCH Somerset website
Content derived from research undertaken as part of the Victoria County History project
