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Fire Station Details - Wapping old fire station 2

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Name:Wapping old fire station 2
Address:youth centre, Tench Street/Red Lion Street
Town:Poplar
Brigade:London
Postcode:
  
Year Range: 1904-1947
  
Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude:
51.505187 North
00.059953 West
                 
Further Information/ Provenance: 


http://www.eastlondonpostcard.co.uk/Features/polfire_sta.htm


http://www.glias.org.uk/database/boroughs/borough_0030.htm

Frank van der Weerden
- used from 1905-1920

Shown on 1915/1922 1:1056 OS map, still on 1916 1:2500 OS map

2 fire stations in Tench Street - one on Red Lion Street junction, one backing onto Wapping Basin

Post Office Directory of London, 1910, Vol 2, Part 3, page 2262
- LFB C District

London Fire Brigade History FB group, Dave Pike
- closed 1920
 
 
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