Former Perry Vale Fire Station, now housing Family Action Charity which is Lewisham's Supported Housing Service.
After its creation in 1889 the London County Council began building fire stations across London. The earlier buildings were Victorian Gothic but by 1900 the Arts and Crafts style predominated. Building began on the Perry Vale fire station in 1901; the foundation stone was laid on 4 July 1901. The architect was most probably Charles Canning Winmill, the LCC Fire Brigade Department’s principal architect. The building is considered a particularly fine example of an early arts and crafts fire station. The building is now used as a Family Action Lewisham Supported Housing Service. On the ground floor, whilst the upper floors have been converted into apartments. The doors for the fire engines are still in place. Romantic building in modified Art and Craft style with Japanese echoes. 3 storeys, attic and basement, 6 windows, somewhat irregular. High pitched, swept tiled roof with deep eaves soffit and 6 hipped gabled dormers with curling wrought iron horns at corners to give Oriental effect. Tall chimneys of stock brick. 2 upper floors pebbledashed with stone string at 2nd floor. Red brick ground floor with overhanging pent roof running round left return. Canted bays, full height at right, on upper floors in centre and flanking the 2 appliance entrances on ground floor. Stone dressings to all windows,aseirents of varying lights, some with transoms, some with bars. On right return battered octagoual Tower set into wall and rising above roof to louvred wood belfry. High pyramidal roof with very deep eaves soffit carrying wrought iron horns at angles. Inscription in gilt letters attached to lst floor wall "LCC Fire Brigade Station, AD 1901"
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Location: 199 Perry Vale Forest Hill, SE23 2JF London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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