Treacle Mine Road Watch House
| Treacle Mine Road Watch House | |
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| Name | Treacle Mine Road Watch House |
| Location | Treacle Mine Road |
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| Use | Watch House |
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| Founded by | {{{founded by}}} |
| Demolished | Burned down by a dragon |
| Books | Guards! Guards!, Night Watch |
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Formerly the only remaining Night Watch house at the time of Guards! Guards!, Treacle Mine Road Watch house was Sam Vimes' first station. It was subsequently burnt down by a vengeful dragon, which had had an arrow shot at its "voonerables" by Sergeant Colon.
The Treacle Mine Road station house also figures prominently as a central location in Night Watch. Having been pitched back in time for thirty years, having had to rejoin the Watch (not quite at the bottom) under the assumed identity of a dead man, and having encountered his own much younger self, Samuel Vimes' sense of déjà-vu is not helped by his being stationed at what he thought had been a long-draggoned Watch house. However, his intimate knowledge of its weak points, and his practiced skill at making the Ramkin Residence assassin-proof comes in handy, as he is able to identify and booby-trap the obvious means of forced entry against the Cable Street Particulars.
Returning to his present and apprehending Carcer in the Small Gods' Cemetery, with Vetinari a concealed and appreciative onlooker, Vimes accepted the Patrician’s offer to rebuild the Treacle Mine Road Watch House, as good as old:
“Vimes muttered: “A dragon burned it years ago. The Watch House was in ruins. Some dwarfs live in the cellars now…”
“Yes, Commander. But dwarfs… well, dwarfs are so refreshingly open about money. The more money the city offers, the less dwarf there is. The stable’s still there, and the old mining tower. Stout stone walls all around. It could all be put back, Commander. In memory of John Keel, a man who in a few short days changed the lives of many and, perhaps, saved some sanity in a mad world. Why, in a few months you could light the lamp over the door…”