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Beckenham Fire Brigade red plaque

Beckenham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Beckenham Fire Brigade red plaque

1872 - 1884 This building housed Beckenham's first volunteer Fire Brigade, using a cart pulled by horses borrowed from nearby residents and traders whenever a fire broke out. The lion's head spout was used to refract the horses with water piped from the Thames by the then Lambeth Water Company

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