MFB and LCC-LFB Mile End fire station, East London

Built by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1866, this station was passed to the LCC-London Fire Brigade in 1889 when the LCC was created. Located at Frimley Street in the East End of London it closed in 1902 when a replacement Mile End fire station was erected in Mile End Road. The station pictured was built for a horse drawn steamer, hence the 50ft wheeled escape ladder being stored by the side of the station

50ft Arched Archway Frimley Wheeled

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