London Fire Brigade Museum
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The London Fire Brigade Museum covers the history of firefighting since 1666 (the date of the Great Fire of London
). The museum houses old fire appliances and other equipment. It is also possible to see fire brigade recruits training.
The museum is located in the former home of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw
, who was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. It was the London Fire Brigade
headquarters until 1937 when King George V
opened a new building on the Albert Embankment
on the south bank of the River Thames
.
Visits are by guided tour, must be pre-booked, and can be tailored for individual requirements if desired. The museum is open Monday to Friday and tours start from 10.30am or 2.00pm.
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
). The museum houses old fire appliances and other equipment. It is also possible to see fire brigade recruits training.
The museum is located in the former home of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw
Eyre Massey Shaw
Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB was the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade , and its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891...
, who was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. It was the London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade
The London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for London.Founded in 1865, it is the largest of the fire services in the United Kingdom and the fourth-largest in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, including 5,800 operational firefighters based in 112 fire...
headquarters until 1937 when King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
opened a new building on the Albert Embankment
Albert Embankment
The Albert Embankment is a stretch of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London. It stretches approximately one mile northward from Vauxhall Bridge to Westminster Bridge, and is located in the London Borough of Lambeth.Albert Embankment is also the name given to the...
on the south bank of the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
.
Visits are by guided tour, must be pre-booked, and can be tailored for individual requirements if desired. The museum is open Monday to Friday and tours start from 10.30am or 2.00pm.
Address
- London Fire Brigade Museum
- Winchester House
- 94A Southwark Bridge RoadSouthwark Bridge RoadSouthwark Bridge Road is a road in Southwark, London, England, between Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle and Southwark Bridge across the River Thames, leading to the City of London, in a meandering route...
- LONDON
External links
- Museum website
- Information from the 24 Hour Museum24 Hour MuseumCulture24, originally the 24 Hour Museum, is a British charity which publishes two websites, Culture24 and Show Me, about visual culture and heritage in the United Kingdom, as well as supplying data and support services to other cultural websites including Engaging Places.It operates independently,...
- London SE1 website information