| Name: | Soho old fire station 1 site |
| Address: | 126 Shaftesbury Avenue |
| Town: | Soho |
| Brigade: | London |
| Postcode: | W1D 5ET |
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| Year Range: |
1922-1984 (demolished 1984) |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 51.512678 North
00.129725 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
Demolished for new station on same site
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41110&strquery=%22fire%20station%22
Frank van der Weerden
- originally London Salvage Corps station from 1888 till 1920, LFB moved in 1922. Severely damaged during WWII. Used till 1983
London Fire Brigade History FB group, Dave Pike
- opened 1922 (former London Salvage Corps station)
LFB list has address as 128-132 Shaftesbury Avenue
Les Savine
- According to LFB records, the London Salvage Corps station in Shaftesbury Avenue was located at number 72 Shaftesbury Avenue. This station was transferred to the LFB in 1920 and became Station 72 Soho before being flattened by a bomb during the Blitz.
- A 'temporary' station was built on the site of 126 Shaftesbury Avenue and this was replaced by the current station which opened in 1983.
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