Woolwich Fire Station Explained

Woolwich Fire Station is a Grade II listed building at 24 Sunbury, Woolwich, London.

It was built in 1887, and the architect was Robert Pearsall. It was London's second-oldest operational fire station, with crews at one time using its five-storey octagonal watchtower to spot fires in the surrounding area.[1]

The fire station closed in January 2014 under mayor Boris Johnson's Fifth London Safety Plan.[1] In 2016 it was given planning permission to be converted into flats.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Trotter . Sarah . Woolwich and Downham fire stations close: Sadness and fears for future expressed at vigils . 22 October 2018 . News Shopper . 9 January 2014 . en.
  2. Web site: Agenda for Woolwich & Thamesmead Area Planning Committee on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2016, 6.30 pm . 22 October 2018 . en . 22 March 2016. Royal Borough of Greenwich. https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232550/http://committees.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=3857. 22 October 2018. dead.

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