Great Horton combined fire and police station – Bradford UK - Converted Firehouses on Waymarking.com

Until the industrial revolution Bradford had been quite a small town. However it then rapidly grew and developed as a major industrial town with many woollen mills.

Horton lay to the East of Bradford and was still rural, and separated by fields from Bradford. In 1847 Horton was incorporated into Bradford when it was given its Town charter by Queen Victoria.

After this time Great Horton also developed quite rapidly, and in recognition of this the combined police and fire station was built sometime in the 1890s. It also had attached stables.

For a time after it ceased to be a fire and police station it was occupied by Bradford Area Health Authority. Nowadays the building is occupied by Redworth Associates Limited a Building Services Consulting Engineering company.

Page 40 of the following document has details of the Great Horton Conservation area, including some architectural details of the building. (visit link)

The address is
15, Walshaw Street
Great Horton
BRADFORD
West Yorkshire
BD7 4AX

Current Use: Building Services Consulting Engineering company office space Year Originally Built: In the 1890s Is it open to the public?: No Location: Great Horton, Bradford Year Retired: Not listed

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