LONDON FIRE BRIGADE STATION.
The new Central Station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, situated in Southwark Bridge road, was opened on, ■Saturday, June Ist. It affords ample accomadation for upwards of 50 men, a residence, for the chief officer, Captain Shaw, drill grounds, work-shops, storerooms, married men’s quarters, and officers’ quarters; as well as stabling for horses and sheds for the enmnes. The site cost .£35,000, trade interest cost £3OOO, more, and the building about 33,000, thus making a total of over £70,000. The present strength of the brigade shows: 50 fire engine stations, 108 fire escape stations, 4 floating stations, 3 flouting fire engines, 104 miles of telegraph lines, 27 land steam fire engines, 98 manuals, 141 ’ fire escapes and long scaling ladders, and 406 men and officers. The new Station was opened by Sir James M'G irel Hogg, Chairman of the Board of Works, most of the members being present.
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Kumara Times, Issue 596, 26 August 1878, Page 2
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152LONDON FIRE BRIGADE STATION. Kumara Times, Issue 596, 26 August 1878, Page 2
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