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