Anthonypacker220349
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George Packer is 2 nd L/Fm from left.
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Central Fire Station Hq
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Chunky AC
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The Gun Shop was “Charles Smith,” in the early 1970’s I owned a 12 bore double barrel hammer gun. It was serial number 18, and was the 18th gun made by Mr Smith following completion of his apprenticeship. I left the gun with him to be overalled and reproofed. When I eventually collected the gun it was as new, with barrels re-blacked, stock and lock plate re polished. It was perfection, and an excellent example of the craftsmanship of the Birmingham gun trade. AC.
Ameesha
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I worked at "Central" for a few years, when it was HQ, though some of my relatives worked and lived there when it was still a fire station. I started out delivering post around the building so I've been in and out of most rooms there, then worked in "Personnel", which was on the top floor at the front (one of the photos was the view from my window). The lift had a double opening mechanism, and it went down to the basement. I only have a handful of photos and they are from our final day in the building before moving to the new HQ. They’re also poor quality as I didn’t have a proper camera back then, sorry! I was really sad to leave this beautiful building, and I wish I'd taken more photos while I was there, but I thought these might be of interest to someone anyway.
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hi ameesha and welcome..thanks for those great photos...i can only hope and pray that the wonderful art deco interior of that building has been retained..and dont beat yourself up about wishing you had taken more photos as most of us on here have said that many times..
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Janet Hunt
master brummie
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There's not much left inside this beautiful building worth a photograph, but we managed to scrape a few bits together of whats left. Visited with ofthesohoriots, and to be honest one of the highlights of the night was playing cat an mouse with the two security on site. Built in 1935 by HRH...
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The stairs are still there:
See round the old Central Fire Station
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Ameesha
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Thanks Lyn! I really hope they have retained the original features in that building. I heard from a student that the right-hand building is now very bland (though, granted, that side needed the most repairs). Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I wish I’d photographed the bar and the ballroom where we held Christmas parties, and some of the unusual nooks and crannies. Did you work there?
no amesha i did not work at the station but show a keen interest in its wonderful art deco interior...
lyn
King George VI visiting in December 1940.
Well, what memories. I worked in that fire station around about 1972. It was one of the first jobs I did as a newly qualified electrician for Brum council. Two of us were sent there to improve/amend the wiring in the loft area. I hadn't got used to working in lofts(its was a balancing act after all) and promptly put my foot through the ceiling. When I pulled my foot out of the whole, below me was a man sitting at a typewriter, covered in plaster debris. Funny is not the word I'd use, hilarious, more like, and a good job he saw the funny side, in fact the whole office were laughing.
Richard Dye
master brummie
That old building was magnificent, inside and out!
Report - - Birmingham Central fire station - Aug 14 | Other Sites
There's not much left inside this beautiful building worth a photograph, but we managed to scrape a few bits together of whats left. Visited with ofthesohoriots, and to be honest one of the highlights of the night was playing cat an mouse with the two security on site. Built in 1935 by HRH...
The stairs are still there:
See round the old Central Fire Station
Apart from the hole in the ceiling
Richard Dye
master brummie
Apart from the hole in the ceiling
