London Fire Brigade Museum
The London Fire Brigade Museum covers the history of firefighting since 1666. The Museum holds over 20,000 items—from leather hoses to fine art paintings, charting the people, innovations, and milestones that have shaped firefighting in London and beyond.
Overview
The museum was located in Winchester House, the former home of Captain Sir Eyre [Massey Shaw], who was Superintendent of the Metropolitan [Fire Brigade (London)|Metropolitan Fire Brigade]. It was the London Fire Brigade headquarters until 1937 when George VI of [the United Kingdom|King George VI] opened a new building on the Albert Embankment on the south bank of the River Thames.The building at Winchester House closed its doors to the public in September 2015 and the collection was audited and put into storage pending the opening of a dedicated new museum.
In July 2015, members of London Fire and [Emergency Planning Authority] agreed to make the provision of a new museum, as well as a fire station, a condition of the sale and redevelopment of the Brigade's old headquarters on Albert Embankment in Lambeth.