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Name:Orpington old fire station 2
Address:Chislehurst Road/Elmcroft Road
Town:Orpington
Brigade:London
Postcode:
  
Year Range: 1908?-?
  
Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude:
51.381099 North
00.102621 East
        
Further Information/ Provenance: 


http://orpington-history.org/time_line_files/
- 26th November 1908 - Orpington's first Fire Station was opened and was situation on the junction of Chislehurst Road and Elmcroft Road. (Web site also says it was opened in 1909). 1926, it had motorised fire tenders

Shown on 1933 1:2500 OS map

John Meakins
- This station was made two storey before a replacement station was set up in a parade of shops in the High Street

John Handley
- the old fire station building was the building now used by Imms carpets, Chislehurst/Elmcroft Roads corner. It has some interesting doors at the side
 
 
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