Isaac Watts, the "Father of English Hymnody", lived with the Nonconformist Hartopp family at Fleetwood House where the fire station is today
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Fleetwood House, a 60-room mansion was erected on the site of today's Fleetwood St near the fire station in c.1634 by Sir Thomas Hartopp
1939 London Fire Brigade Stoke Newington Station personnel
In 1977 the new Church St fire station replaced a Victorian terrace on the site of Fleetwood House
Fleetwood House mansion stood on Church St where the fire station and Fleetwood St are today. Demolished 1872.
Stoke Newington's fire station was moved to the corner of Brooke and Leswin roads In 1886
RT @lickedspoon: Do come to Stoke Newington Christmas carols by the pink tree at the fire station on Thursday at 6.30. http://t.co/R2gA6gwh…
Stoke Newington's first police station was behind the Red Lion pub next to the fire engine house from 1824 to 1868
London Fire Brigade motor escape competition G. District winners, Stoke Newington, 1925.
Stoke Newington, Brooke Road Fire Station personnel, 1940 flickr.com/photos/jayceen…
Stoke Newington [old] fire station opened in 1886 on the corner of Brooke Rd/Leswin Rd.
A portion of Abney Park was leased to Fleetwood House, which stood next to Abney House on Church Street where the fire station is today.
Fleetwood House (1635-1872) was a 60-room mansion on Church Street, Stoke Newington where the Fire Station is today.
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), 60-room mansion on Church St. Stood where fire station is today (tinyurl.com/pkxjxpp) http://t.co/s16ZqtlYmy
1861 - Funeral of James Braidwood, the late chief of the London Fire Brigade, in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington
1990 - Brooke Road Fire Station, Stoke Newington (Active: 1886 - 1977) flickr.com/photos/hornbea…
The Stoke Newington parish Watch House & Lock up (built 1824) and Fire Engine Room (built 1821), 6-8 Lordship Rd.
@Huriye Church St Fire Station? I was told pre-1976 it was a row of houses, purely residential.
Stoke Newington Fire Station, 61 Leswin Road. Built 1885 for £5,500. Enlarged 1902 for £3,087. Closed in 1974.
29.06.1861 - Funeral of James Braidwood, first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment, Abney Park Cemetery
In 1977 the new Church St fire station replaced a Victorian terrace on the site of Fleetwood House (1635-1872).
Last time Victorian houses were demolished on Church St was 1977 when the fire station was built. 60-room Fleetwood House stood there 17-19C
C17th Fleetwood House where fire station is today was the last mansion on Church St when it was pulled down in 1872.
Fleetwood House, a 60-room 17th century mansion on Church Street, where fire station is today. Demolished in 1872.
Fleetwood House, a 60-room mansion on Church Street, Stoke Newington where fire station is today. Demolished 1872.
The fire station on Church Street was built in 1977 on the site of 9 Victorian terraced houses (64-78 Stoke Newington Church Street).
1860 - Rear of Fleetwood House (east & west sections), a 60-room mansion on Church St where Fire Station is today
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), was a 60-room mansion on Church St where Fire Station is today. 13 houses replaced it
Door case with 1821 headstone. All that was saved of Lordship Road’s fire engine house, demolished 1988 and rebuilt.
1912 - Stoke Newington firemen line up outside the Leswin Road Fire Station
1905 - Stoke Newington fire brigade at Leswin Road Fire Station, which was built in 1885 for £5.5K and closed in 1974
The Stoke Newington Fire Station in Leswin Road opened on the 10th of November, 1886.
The site of today’s Church St fire station when it was occupied by Fleetwood House; a 60-room mansion 1630-1872
The Stoke Newington fire station at Leswin Road off the High Street. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed in 1974.
The Stoke Newington fire station at Leswin Road off the High Street. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed in 1974.
1925 - London Fire Brigade motor escape competition G. District winners, Stoke Newington
Fleetwood House (1635-1872). A 60-room mansion where Church St fire station is today. Home of notable individuals.
1920 - Men and women in costume for an entertaining evening at Stoke Newington Fire Station
@walk_hackney so was the Victorian fire station, though I wonder if the Parish of SN and later borough had any administrative responsibility
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), was a 60-room mansion on Church St where Fire Station is today. 13 houses replaced it
Fleetwood House (1635-1872). 60-room mansion on Church Street where the fire station and Fleetwood Street are today
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), a 60-room mansion, stood on Church Street where the fire station is today.
Stoke Newington Fire Brigade
Stoke Newington Fire Brigade
RT @LondonFire: Original #StokeNewington fire station was just around the corner from the current one london-fire.gov.uk/news/LatestNew… https://t.co…
@LondonFire Additional old photos of Stoke Newington’s Fire Station can be found here: x.com/search?f=image…
Fleetwood House (1635-1872) was a 60-room Church Street mansion, which stood on the site where the fire station is today.
The Stoke Newington fire station at Leswin Road off the High Street. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed in 1974.
@3birmans 13 Victorian terraced houses and Fleetwood St were built on the site of Fleetwood House mansion. 7 later made way for fire station
Stoke Newington's largest and oldest mansion when it was demolished in 1872, having been built in 1635 on the site of today's fire station. x.com/hackneymuseum/…
1909 - 'Greetings from Stoke Newington' showing long-gone local landmarks: Park bandstand, fire station, Weaver’s Arms pub.
1955 - Salvation Army band making its way up Church St, passing the cemetery. Note Victorian houses (right) where fire station is today.
@ghostsigns @richmondie @HackneySociety the fire station tower was pulled down at some point
RT @soxgnasher: Brooke rd #Fire #Station #Stoke #Newington
RT @new_brutalism: Stoke Newington Fire Station, London, GLC Architects, 1977 Photo: Simon Phipps #brutallondon
The Stoke Newington fire station at Leswin Road. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed in 1974.
Fleetwood House (1635-1872). It stood on Church Street where the Fire Station is today. 13 terraced houses were built on its site in 1872.
Brooke Road/Stoke Newington High Street. The Victorian Fire Station (active till 1976 before moving to Church St) can be seen on the right.
Rare view of 64-82 Stoke Newington Church St (left), which were demolished in 1975 when the fire station was built.
1982 - The Stoke Newington fire station at Leswin Road. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed in 1974 (Photo by Terry Gilley)
Fleetwood House mansion (1635-1872) on Church St where the Fire Station and Fleetwood St are today. 13 Church St houses built on its site.
Brook Rd/Stoke Newington High St. Leswin Road Fire Station on the right. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed in 1974.
Ernest Pearce traded at no. 76 Church St in the 1890s. Built in the 1870s, the building was demolished when the Fire Station was built 1975. x.com/HistoryOfStoke…
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), rear elevation. This 60-room mansion stood on Church St where the Fire Station is today. Split into 2 houses at some point. When it was demolished 13 houses and Fleetwood St were built on its site. Named after en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F… who lived there.…
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), rear elevation. This 60-room mansion stood on Church St where the Fire Station is today. Split into 2 houses at some point. When it was demolished 13 houses and Fleetwood St were built on its site. Named after en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F… who lived there. https://t.co/aQdi29ddhZ
RT @watchingukmedia: Two snapshots from c1939 of the fire station in Brooke Road #StokeNewington.
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), a 60-room mansion on SN Church Street. Stood where the fire station and Fleetwood St are today. Home of Charles Fleetwood (1618-92); Parliamentarian soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland and Oliver Cromwell's son-in-law. Courtesy of @ArchivesHackney.
Stoke Newington fire station on Leswin Road/Brooke Road. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed mid 1970s.
...and Oliver Cromwell’s daughter lived in Church Street in Fleetwood House, with her husband Charles Fleetwood. The 60-room mansion was built in 1635 and stood where the Fire Station is all the way to Summerhouse Rd. It was pulled down in 1872. Fleetwood St now marks the spot.…
...and Oliver Cromwell’s daughter lived in Church Street in Fleetwood House, with her husband Charles Fleetwood. The 60-room mansion was built in 1635 and stood where the Fire Station is all the way to Summerhouse Rd. It was pulled down in 1872. Fleetwood St now marks the spot. x.com/johnchapman398…
Then & Now: Fleetwood House (1635-1872); a 60-room mansion in SN Church Street. It stood where the fire station and Fleetwood St are now. Home of Charles Fleetwood (1618-92); Parliamentarian soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland and Oliver Cromwell's son-in-law.
Stoke Newington High Street/Brooke Road over the years. Note the Fire Station watchtower (right), which was removed at some point.
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), rear elevation. This 60-room mansion stood on Church St where the Fire Station is today. Split into 2 houses at some point. When it was demolished 13 houses and Fleetwood St were built on its site. Named after en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fleetwood who lived there.…
Fleetwood House (1635-1872), rear elevation. This 60-room mansion stood on Church St where the Fire Station is today. Split into 2 houses at some point. When it was demolished 13 houses and Fleetwood St were built on its site. Named after en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fleetwood who lived there. https://t.co/iQCH9VSIBH
Stoke Newington Fire Station on Leswin Road/Brooke Road. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed 1975.
RT @OldFireStatN16: We would like to delve into the history of the @OldFireStatN16 and the amazing fire brigade. Who can help us out with…
The grave in Abney Park Cemetery of Joseph Andrew Ford; ‘The Brave Fireman who nobly fell at the post of duty after saving six lives’ on October 7th 1871 london-walking-tours.co.uk/postmans-park/… https://t.co/AXcdbEXobC
@VegSchoolMeals @soxgnasher There were seven. They were pulled down to make way for the fire station in 1976.
@highamnews @walk_hackney @realnickperry @StokeySye I asked and her contact suggested Fire Brigade
The grave of James Braidwood (1800–1861) in Abney Park Cemetery. He was a Scottish firefighter who founded one of the world's first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824. He was the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment, which became the London Fire Brigade
Rear elevation of Fleetwood House (1635-1872); a mansion in Stoke Newington Church Street which stood where Fleetwood Street and the Fire Station are now. Home of Charles Fleetwood en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fleetwood https://t.co/cI32VGd2T8
RT @highamnews: One for @HistoryOfStokey: the funeral procession to Abney Park of James Braidwood, chief of the London Fire Engine Establ…
Portrait by Stoke Newington photographer Ernest Pearce who traded at 76 Stoke Newington Church Street in the 1890s. The fire station was built on the site in 1975. Complete address history available here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bMmpeNfu_… https://t.co/rlmd32nJ83
Rear elevation of Fleetwood House (1635-1872); a mansion in Stoke Newington Church Street which stood where Fleetwood Street and the Fire Station are now. Home of Charles Fleetwood (1618-92): Parliamentarian soldier and politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1652–1655.
@realnickperry @MOLArchaeology Quite a few red bricks have been dug out. While there used to be Victorian terraced houses where the Fire Station is, the location underneath a Victorian street where Fleetwood House once stood would indicate I believe the bricks are indeed its fou…
@realnickperry @MOLArchaeology Quite a few red bricks have been dug out. While there used to be Victorian terraced houses where the Fire Station is, the location underneath a Victorian street where Fleetwood House once stood would indicate I believe the bricks are indeed its foundation dating back to 1635.
Coming to a pub quiz near you: NR = New River AC = Air Cock FB = Fire Brigade(?) AP =? EC =? There are a handful of NRs in Stoke Newington, two ACs (Church St opposite Spensley Walk, Somerfield Road) and a single AP (Somerfield Road)
@frickfo Also, Susanna Corder (1787–1864) was headmistress of the Newington Academy for Girls (est. 1824), which was in Fleetwood House where the Church St fire station is today. It ran at a time when girls' educational opportunities were very limited.
Portraits by Stoke Newington photographer Ernest Pearce. His studio was at 76 Stoke Newington Church St in the 1890s. No. 68-76 were pulled down in 1975 to make way for a new Fire Station. See full address history here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bMmpeNfu_… https://t.co/sBQ84BD8a0
@LollyStrnks Just two small corrections: the junior school is William Patten. Daniel Defoe school (converted to flats) was in Oldfield Road. You mum mentiones an ambulance station, but I suspect she meant the fire station next to the cemetery, which was built in the mid 70s.
@JonnElledge Finally, the use of the name “Stoke Newington” wasn’t limited to the boundaries of the Parish of Stoke Newington m, which is how come you have Stoke Newington Common in the Parish of Hackney as well as Stoke Newington Fire Station in Leswin Rd/Brooke Rd.
@drewerydyke well, it depends on how you define the boundaries as the Stoke Newington postal boundaries included streets east of the A10 as they didn’t mirror the municial boundaries. The Leswin Rd Fire Station was named Stoke Newington Fire Station, but that refered to the area…
@drewerydyke well, it depends on how you define the boundaries as the Stoke Newington postal boundaries included streets east of the A10 as they didn’t mirror the municial boundaries. The Leswin Rd Fire Station was named Stoke Newington Fire Station, but that refered to the area overall
Stoke Newington Fire Station in Leswin Road/Brooke Road. Built in 1885, cost £5,500. Closed 1975. Note the watchtower that’s no longer there.
RT @CaronLipman: @HistoryOfStokey The spiral staircase is still there, with what they think might be the fireman's pole in the middle (but…
RT @IanCastleRaids: Hi Lyn - sorry to hear you doubt my research. The London Fire Brigade and Met. Police both made extensive reports on th…
Then & Now: Stoke Newington Church Street. Fleetwood House, a 60-room mansion can be seen just about where the Fire Station and Fleetwood St are now. It was built in 1635 and demolished in 1872. A detached house named Manor House stood on the left when the the gateposts are.
Then & Now: Fleetwood House (1635-1872), 60-room mansion in SN Church St. Home of Charles Fleetwood (1618-92); Parliamentarian soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland and Oliver Cromwell's son-in-law. The new Fire Station was built in 1975. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…)…
Then & Now: Fleetwood House (1635-1872), 60-room mansion in SN Church St. Home of Charles Fleetwood (1618-92); Parliamentarian soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland and Oliver Cromwell's son-in-law. The new Fire Station was built in 1975. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/1R1vpqC2K3
Then & Now: Stoke Newington Church St and Fleetwood St in the 1890s. Fleetwood St and the houses in Church St on either side were built on the site of Fleetwood House (1635-1872). The fire station was built in 1975.
@walk_hackney So was the Fire Station but it (also) didn’t serve just Stoke Newington Parish (neither did the Police Station) so the name was really just referring to the area and didn’t suggest direct association with the local government with the same name.
@Britinfloridaus Perhaps only in the London Fire Brigade Museum. @InspectorBilly might know.
Stoke Newington Church Street in 1972. The site of the future Fire Station has been cleared from Victorian houses in Church St and Fleetwood St. Guard Stone are more visible at the carriage entrance to the former West End Depot on the right. Courtesy of flickr.com/photos/seadipp… h…
Stoke Newington Church Street in 1972. The site of the future Fire Station has been cleared from Victorian houses in Church St and Fleetwood St. Guard Stone are more visible at the carriage entrance to the former West End Depot on the right. Courtesy of flickr.com/photos/seadipp… https://t.co/xwu0KhNePN
A view of Brooke Road from Stoke Newington High Street. The Post Office on the left and the Stoke Newington Fire Station on the right. The Fire Station was in 1885 and cost £5,500. It closed in 1975 when the one in Church St opened. Note the watchtower that’s no longer there.
@Stokey_Nature @realnickperry @highamnews @walk_hackney FB = Fire Brigade? AC = Air Cock
Rear elevation of Fleetwood House (1635-1872) in Stoke Newington Church Street where Fleetwood Street and the Fire Station are now.