Old Fire Station 1 -- Hamstead High Street, Hampstead, London, UK
N 51° 33.414 W 000° 10.716
30U E 695579 N 5715530
Hampstead's historic old Fire Station 1 building, in service from 1873 to 1915
Waymark Code: WMT58P
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
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This impressive building of red brick dates from 1873 and was in use as a fire station until 1915. A historic plaque on the front of the clock tower gives some history of the building as follows:
"THE CLOCK TOWER
Built in 1873
This building housed the local fire station until 1915
Erected by Heath and Hampstead Society"
For more details about the history of this building, see here: (
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As far as Blasterz have been able to determine, no famous firefighters have been stationed here.
When we were in Hampstead, the first floor of the old Fire Station was occupied by Nationwide bank.
There is not much information about this old fire station online, unfortunately. We did find this website, which has old and new photos of the reused fire stations: (
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"These rare images capture how some of the Brigade's old fire stations are still standing and how some have found a new lease of life.
While London has changed significantly over the years, many of the old stations - some built more than a century ago - look exactly as they used to. This map shows the location of all the Brigade's stations, past and present.
As part of the Brigade's 150th anniversary celebrations, a number of free open days are planned throughout the year to give members of the public the opportunity to look behind the scenes at their local fire station.
Since the formation of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1866, there have been 270 fire stations used across the capital, with 103 currently operational.
The Brigade has recently completed a rebuilding programme to replace nine fire stations that were in poor condition and no longer met the modern requirements of a fire and rescue service.
. . .
Hampstead fire station opened in 1873 on the corner of Heath Street and Holly Hill. It was closed in 1920 but the distinctive clock tower can still be seen today.
Today it is occupied by a branch of the Nationwide Building Society. West Hampstead fire station is located less than a mile from the former Hampstead station."