Leicestershire History- Fire Service

Welcome to the history page on the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service website.
This page will feature photos and snippetts relating to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Fire Service.
For a “brief” history of the UK Fire Service, follow the links on the right.
Please note that the items on this page will come and go, they will not be archived, so remember to check back on a regular basis!

Leicester Central Station- Opened July 6th 1927
Leicester Central Fire Station is 80 years old this year, and to mark this occasion we can let you see these images of the station when it was being built and actually just finished. Our thanks to the family of the late Tom Kershaw for allowing the use of these documents. Click on any image to view a larger version, or the text links below to view accompanying text.
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Commemorative Plaque	View of S.E Wing

View of N.W Wing	Tower and drill yard

Firemens houses	Under construction 1

Under Construction 2	First turnout?