Euston Fire Station, Fire station and Grade II* listed building on Euston Road, London.
Euston Fire Station is a Grade II* listed fire station at 172 Euston Road, completed in 1902 with distinctive architectural features including boundary walls, gatepiers, and ornate railings. The building houses one Pump Ladder and one of the London Fire Brigade's fourteen Rescue Units.
Built between 1901 and 1902 by architect H. F. T. Cooper for the London County Council's Fire Brigade Branch, it replaced an earlier Metropolitan Board of Works station. This development marked a period of modernization and centralization of London's fire services.
The station serves as a key hub for the North Division of the London Fire Brigade, showing how urban fire services evolved. Visitors can sense the importance of this institution to the community through its well-kept building and professional setting.
The building sits on a well-connected street and is easy to view from the outside for those interested in its historic architecture. Its location on Euston Road makes it straightforward to find and walk past, though interior access may be limited.
The building was originally laid out with divisional staff living quarters on the first floor, while the Third Officer had separate accommodation on the fourth floor. This split arrangement reveals how rank and living arrangements were clearly separated in early 1900s fire brigades.
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