West Bar Fire Station Museum, Sheffield, Yorkshire

West Bar Fire Station Museum, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Photograph taken 20 May 2001 © Historic England Archive/Mrs Barbara A West LRPS ref: 457001

In 1866 the Police Fire Brigade was created. This Police, fire and ambulance station, built 1897-1900 is now a fire museum

Location

South Yorkshire Sheffield

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

The Corn Exchange in Doncaster was built in 1870 and combines Victorian classical architecture with a dome reminiscent of that on the Crystal Palace, built 20 years earlier for the Great Exhibition (1851). The Corn Exchange is now used as a market hall.

Victorian Buildings

Tags

victorian building fire station police ambulance museum