The old fire station, Acton
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The old fire station, Acton
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 10 Jan 2012
Built in 1899 to the design of the Acton Council Surveyor, D J Ebbetts to house the Council's two new fire engines. The tower served as a lookout as well as for drying hoses. It was replaced by a new station in Gunnersbury Lane in 1939. Source: http://www.actonhistory.co.uk/acton/page1.html
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