Highgate Fire Station

[ellbrown]

Already posted these on the Facebook group, but thought I'd also share them here (for those without Facebook).


Birmingham Theatre School - The Old Fire Station - Moseley Road / Highgate Square in Highgate.

Moseley Road views







Highgate Square view




Building behind now the Highgate Square Craft Centre





The current fire station is known as Highgate Community Fire Station






One of their fire engines seen in the summer on Edgbaston Street outside Debenhams

 

[norfolk brummie]

Before I left Birmingham, in the 1950's, I played a couple of times at Highgate Fire Station, for the staff dances.

I had forgotten about this building until viewing the #1 posting.

I recall the old Victorian building, but not the frontage of photo #6. Obviously after my time. Eddie

 

[Old Boy]

Hi,

Thank you for the photo of the new fire station at Highgate. Myy grandson is a fire officer there but I have never seen the building. I see they have done away with the idea of having a lot of glass in the doors. Probably a security idea.

Old Boy

 

[aggie2347]

A reunion of officers and men who served at Moseley Road Fire Station

 

[Astonian]

HI Aggie2327
Birmingham Auxiliary Fire Service.Roll Of Honour ;
V,L ,CLEWS [ HINTON ] B 3453 6 /61 WENMAN STREET BALSALL HEATH DATE KILLED; 26, 10 1940
P F ALLEN B 6361 24 LINCOLN STREET BALSALL HEATH ;;;;;;;;;;;;; 22/23.,11 1940
A, SHOTTON B5155 14 ERASMUS ROAD SPARKBROOK ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 11/12 1940
A,E, CLARKE B1180 IIO ERASMUS ROAD SPARKHILL ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 11/12 1940
L,W LONG , B 5164, 91 ALCESTER STREET ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 11 /12 1940
F,J GASKELL B 12006 165 COLLEGE ROAD MOSELEY ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 23/ 12 1940

 

[Astonian]

UP Until 1873 fIRES Were Dealt With by Private Insurance COMPANISES
But In That Year they Were Persuaded to give Up there equipment to
The town and Birminghams Fire Brigade unit was formed With five engines, sixteen Hoses , and thirteen Uniforms.

A Municipal fire service began in 1874 ; previously Insurance companies dealt with fires .
The earliest record of fire appears to be what was described in 1313 as the big fire of the town birmingham
During The Civil war Birmingham was attacked by Prince Rupert and 87 houses was burnt.
In 1682 the church warden at st martns in the Bullring Purchased twenty Leather buckets for use in case of of a fire ;
The first Prish fire engine came into use in 1695 under the charge of the aptly named William Burns
On 6 January 182o the thearter Royal in New Street was destroyed by , and two INSURANCE Companies the NORWICH UNION AND
bIRMINGHAM fIRE Office, both claimed there engine had first on the scene,
On 26 August 1878 there was a major fire at a sweep shop in digbeth.
The escape Ldder was unsusable and the shop Owner threw her baby,but the jumping sheets were trampled by a Lrge crowd of on lookers
And the Baby Later DIED sHE HERSELF jUMPED to her Own Death
best wishes Alan ;Astonian;;
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