Key Words :- fire station

Address :- 266 Queens Road, London, Greater London, SE14 5JN
Grid Ref :- TQ 35576 76770
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.473657 , Long -0.049303
Local Authority :- Lewisham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1406834,
Site Dates :- 1891-4 -

Description and History of Site:-
Fire station by the Fire Brigade Section of the London County Council Architect's Department (chief architect Robert Pearsall). Altered 1912 and 1958.

The oldest operational fire station in London.

SELIA (1982): 'An early L.C.C. fire station with flats over, it has a circular exercise tower reminiscent of the earlier example at Woolwich.'

Further Reading and References:-
Goldsmiths College Industrial Archaeology Group. 'The Industrial Archaeology of South-East London'. SELIA, 1982

https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/london-fire-brigade-history-and-stories/the-history-of-londons-fire-stations/new-cross-fire-station/

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