Fire Station Details - Ipswich old fire station 1

Name:	Ipswich old fire station 1
Address:	Waterworks Street
Town:	Ipswich
Brigade:	Suffolk
Postcode:

Year Range:	1889?-1899

Confirmed Latitude/Longitude:	52.054723 North 01.160613 East

Further Information/ Provenance:
http://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/hfire.htm http://www.sailblogs.com/member/swardstrips/index.php?show=gallery&g2_itemId=0 - gives date of 1889 "Firefighting in Suffolk, Volume 1", p66 - In 1875, council decided to form a fire brigade, and premises were rented from the water undertaking in Waterworks Street Shown on 1884 1:500 OS map http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich_icons_disastrous_infernos_that_gave_birth_to_fire_brigade_1_3967219 - Brigade's HQ was in Waterworks Street in premises rented from the corporation water undertaking


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