| Name: | Kings Heath old fire station site |
| Address: | Silver Street, Kings Heath |
| Town: | Birmingham |
| Brigade: | West Midlands |
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| Year Range: |
1897-1962 (demolished) |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 52.433359 North
01.895133 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://www.bhamb14.co.uk/index_files/SILVERSTREET.htm
- has picture and states demolished late 1960s (demolished date cannot be correct as Keith Howarth took photo in 1982)
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Lib-Kings-Heath%2FPageLayout&cid=1223092586615&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Norton_and_Northfield_Urban_District
- The King's Heath Fire Brigade was first formed in 1886, and became the largest in the District. Its Station was in Sliver Street, King's Heath, and in 1910 it consisted of a force of 23 members, with both a manual and a steam engine, five horse-carts and four fire-escapes
http://www.bhamb14.co.uk/index_files/Page2092.htm
- states fire station established in 1886, so presumably there was an earlier station than this one
Mel Bingle
- Station was part of an approx 2 acre site which was also public works department. Station decommissioned and resited to Brook Lane, possibly in 1964
Fire Protection Review, 1963
- Billesley fire station is 3rd appliance built in Birmingham since the war. It replaced the old Sparkhill & Kings Heath fire stations, both of which were 1 appliance stations
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