Old Fire Station, Perry Vale

Fire Station, Perry Vale, circa 1910

There is a nice write up about the fire station on the Sydenham Society website, written about 2010 when development plans were drawn up. Since then, the fire station has been developed and is offices downstairs and flats above. The original doors through which you can see the old tenders in the original photo are still in place as well as the foundation stone showing it being built in 1901. Grade 2 listed since 1973,  I am glad the windows are now white rather than the original yellow!

It is a lovely Arts & Crafts building and a beautiful addition to the area. I hadn't realised the tower acted as a look out for firemen to scour the area on the watch for fires.

Old Fire Station, Feb 2020