Fire Station Details - Handsworth old fire station 3 site

Name:	Handsworth old fire station 3 site
Address:	Birchfield Road
Town:	Handsworth
Brigade:	West Midlands
Postcode:

Year Range:	1898?-? (demolished)

Confirmed Latitude/Longitude:	52.514514 North 01.901483 West

Further Information/ Provenance:
Shown on 1904 1:2500 OS map http://www.search.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?theme=25&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault.asp&page=14&records=661&direction=1&pointer=4974&text=0&resource=1511 - "Handsworth FB formed in 1878. In 1898 Ł2,200 was borrowed to erect a new fire station and buy better equipment. The Birchfield Road station was acclaimed as one of the most efficient in the Birmingham area."


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