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The Fire Station
The Fire Station on High Street West in Sunderland opened in 1907. The building was designed by Sunderland architects William Milburn (1850-1935) and Thomas Ridley Milburn (1862-1943), who also designed the nearby Empire Theatre and law courts.[1] The Fire Station closed in 1992 and lay unused for 22 years. The building was converted into an arts and music hub, following a £2.5m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. It began operating as a centre for participatory activities in the performing arts in November 2017. The Engine Room is now a bar and bistro within The Fire Station; it incorporates artefacts from Fulwell Fire Station, which closed when operations moved to Marley Park.[2]
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The Fire Station
- "...In 1992 Sunderland's impressive Edwardian fire station of 1907 was closed. Unused for years but now the focus of an exciting development, it overlooks an open area or forecourt that …
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Tyne and Wear HER(1734): Bishopwearmouth, High Street West, Central Fire Station
- Shown as Central Fire Station on Ordnance Survey third and fourth editions. The fire station opened in 1907, the same year that the nearby Empire Theatre and law courts opened. …
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See inside the new bar at Sunderland’s The Fire Station ahead of opening
- Sunderland Echo, 3rd November 2017 "The Engine Room is preparing to pull its first pints early next week when it opens its doors for business as part of the city’s …
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Simon Cotterill
from https://www.macq.org.uk/the-h…
The Fire Station
- "...In 1992 Sunderland's impressive Edwardian fire station of 1907 was closed. Unused for years but now the focus of an exciting development, it overlooks an open area or forecourt that …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(1734): Bishopwearmouth, High Street West, Central Fire Station
- Shown as Central Fire Station on Ordnance Survey third and fourth editions. The fire station opened in 1907, the same year that the nearby Empire Theatre and law courts opened. …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.sunderlandecho.co…
See inside the new bar at Sunderland’s The Fire Station ahead of opening
- Sunderland Echo, 3rd November 2017 "The Engine Room is preparing to pull its first pints early next week when it opens its doors for business as part of the city’s …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
