Preston Fire Station
Preston Fire Station
The former Metropolitan Fire Brigade station at Preston, designed by Cedric Ballantyne and constructed by 1912.
The new fire station is formerly opened by Mr. J.T.Ballenger (chair of the building committee of the building committee of the Fire Brigades Board).
The total cost of the building is estimated at £2475. The station formed two, two-storey brick early twentieth century buildings. The building has a tall chimney.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade station at Preston is significant as it demonstrates the way of life, accommodation and methods of work in fire stations in the early twentieth century. It is also significant as one of a number of community buildings erected in this area in the early twentieth century, which demonstrate the development of Preston as it progressed toward becoming a city.
Sources
Preston Fire Station. The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Fri 17 Oct 1913, p.7
Preston Fire Station. Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935) Sat 18 Oct 1913, p.26
Metropolitian Fire Brigade Preston (former), accessed 31 October 2019, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au
Images
The former Preston Fire Station, now operates as a cafe. [LHRN1757]
Love Cottage acted as a temporary fire station whilst a new building was constructed in Roseberry Avenue. [LHRN1178]
New fire station in Roseberry Avenue in 1912 [PHS] [LHRN90-333]
The original fire cart was horse driven [PHS]
![Image - photo - Horse drawn fire engine, Preston. [PHS]](/assets/ImagesResized/90-328.jpg-148x0.jpg)
The original Preston fire station was located in Bell Street. It operated between 1888 and 1910 [PHS]
Firemen outside Preston Fire Station. [LHRN5227]
