Name: | Southwold old fire station 1 |
Address: | town hall, Market Place |
Town: | Southwold |
Brigade: | Suffolk |
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Year Range: |
1884/1903?-? |
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Confirmed Latitude/Longitude: | 52.326220 North 01.679312 East |
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Further Information/ Provenance: | |
When motor pump arrived, stored Trinity Street - likely building located - need photograph to confirm. (52.325891N, 1.681286E). "Firefighting in Suffolk, Volume 1", p115 confirms Trinity Street but no better location
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-484826-town-hall-southwold
http://www.pocketsouthwold.co.uk/pswfiles/highstreet.html
"Firefighting in Suffolk, Volume 1", p114
- in 1903 the front of the Town Hall was converted into a fire station
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/gallery_carl_traces_proud_story_of_a_town_s_fire_heroes_1_2355265
- states opened in 1884 (not 1903) on ground floor of Town Hall |
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