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Photo: London Fire Brigade Museum

London Fire Brigade Museum

94a Southwark Bridge Road

London

SE1 0EG


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T: 020 8555 1200

E: museum@london-fire.gov.uk

W: www.london-fire.gov.uk


Visitor Information

Open by appointment only (tours are arranged for 10.30am and 2pm Mon-Fri and must be booked in advance).

Although you have to book in advance to visit this museum, it's an interesting place to take a wander. Located within the London Fire Brigade's training centre, the imposing Winchester House, it holds a wealth of memorabilia telling the history of fire-fighting in the capital, from the Great Fire of 1666 up to and including the present day.

Winchester House was built in 1820 and was both home and workplace to London's chief fire officers between 1878 and 1937 – it now houses one of the most comprehensive collections of firefighting equipment and memorabilia in the country. Exhibits range from early leather helmets to recently replaced breathing apparatus.

Accessibility
Artsline rate the London Fire Brigade Museum as "not accessible for wheelchair users with no facilities for hearing impaired people and some services for visually impaired people." Read more.