Name: | Sparkhill old fire station 1 |
Address: | r/o Yardley Council House, Court Road |
Town: | Sparkhill, Birmingham |
Brigade: | West Midlands |
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Year Range: |
1920-1962 |
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Confirmed Latitude/Longitude: | 52.450482 North 01.864994 West |
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Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparkhill
http://www.brumagem.co.uk/ae_Sparkhill_Birmingham.htm
http://billdargue.jimdo.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-s/sparkhill/
http://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?p=229508#poststop
- WW2 AFS station
Shown on 1904, 1916, 1938 & 1951/1952 1:2500 OS map. By 1951 map, plot to south west also shown as fire station
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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