| Name: | London Salvage Corps old salvage station 02 site |
| Address: | 126-132 Shaftesbury Avenue |
| Town: | Soho |
| Brigade: | London |
| Postcode: | WC1 |
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| Year Range: |
1886-1920 (demolished) |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 51.512678 North
00.129725 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41110&strquery=%22fire%20station%22
- leased from Metropolitan Board of Works. LFB took over station in 1920
Another list gives dates as 1888-1920 and address as 128-132 Shaftesbury Avenue
Les Savine
- According to LFB records, the London Salvage Corps station in Shaftesbury Avenue was located at number 72 Shaftesbury Avenue. This station was transferred to the LFB in 1920 and became Station 72 Soho before being flattened by a bomb during the Blitz.
- A 'temporary' station was built on the site of 126 Shaftesbury Avenue and this was replaced by the current station which opened in 1983.
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