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Looking at a photo of Chingford Fire Station in the 1920s

Gary Stone, historian
London Fire Brigade
Heritage
History
Nostalgia
Chingford

By Gary Stone, local historian
Chingford Fire Station on Bull Lane (now King's Road) in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone) <i>(Image: Gary Stone)</i>
Chingford Fire Station on Bull Lane (now King's Road) in the 1920s (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone)
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Chingford Fire Station on Bull Lane (now King's Road), seen here in the 1920s, was formed in 1899.

The firemen were volunteers, and most of them were local shopkeepers or employed nearby.

By 1924, the brigade was looking for a motorised vehicle.

The former Chingford Fire Station in King's RoadThe former Chingford Fire Station in King's Road (Image: Gary Stone) To keep costs down, they bought a motor chassis and the firemen made a body from the horse-drawn appliance, which was now redundant.

Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk).

Gary Stone, historian
London Fire Brigade
Heritage
History
Nostalgia
Chingford

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