LCC-MFB Holborn fire station, London WC1

Holborn had a fire station in its locality for ninety years. The first one, built in French Horn Yard, was part of the London Fire Engine Establishment. The station shown here was in the MFB, located in Theobalds Road, WC1. It closed in 1923. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the then LCC/LFB led to a reduction in the number of fire stations required. A report produced in 1920 recommended the closure of some 15 stations, including Holborn. The station was later demolished

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