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Woolwich Fire Station is a
Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
building at 24 Sunbury, Woolwich, London. It was built in 1887, and the architect was Robert Pearsall. It was London's second-oldest operational fire station, with crews at one time using its five-storey octagonal watchtower to spot fires in the surrounding area. The fire station closed in January 2014 under mayor Boris Johnson's Fifth London Safety Plan. In 2016 it was given planning permission to be converted into flats.


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Woolwich Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Grade II listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Grade II listed government buildings Fire stations completed in 1887 Fire stations in the United Kingdom Buildings by Robert Pearsall {{London-struct-stub