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Name:Beckenham old fire station 1 site
Address:6-8 Bromley Road
Town:Beckenham
Brigade:London
Postcode:BR3 2JE
  
Year Range: 1882-1984 (demolished by 2006)
  
Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude:
51.408466 North
00.024155 West
                       
Further Information/ Provenance: 


http://bizzy.info/uk/companies/the_old_fire_station_mews_beckenham_company_limited/co_no/02861337/

Theo van der Weerden
- states closure date 1985

Fran van der Weerden
- station operational from 1905 till 1985 by Beckenham MB and Kent

Strong's Directory of Bromley, 1905, p335
- Bromley Road with sub station in Avenue Road

Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1913. [Part 1: County & Localities], page 50
- UDC FB has premises in Bromley Road and sub stations in Westbourne Road and Station Road, Shortlands

"Firefighting in Kent" by Roger Mardon & John Meakins, page 35
- has picture

Shown on 1895 1:1250 OS map


http://boroughphotos.org/bromley/phls_2281-fire-station-beckenham-beckenham-1876-2/
- photo of horse drawn manual dated 1876 at this station [arched doorway, later square]
 
 
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