New Barnet Fire Station

New Barnet Fire Station 4
Originally uploaded by jovike.

This picture is part of a photoset on Flickr.com.

New Barnet Fire Station was linked to nearby houses: apparently the homes of firemen had bells that would ring when the alarm went up.

The building is due to be knocked down in January and replaced by a block of flats, just like the four fine detached houses that have also been knocked down in Station Road, so if you want to see the old fire station, it's at the bottom of Leicester Road where it meets Lytton Road.

Two things that Barnet Council are doing wrong in one photo. They are knocking down the best of our built environment and forcing ugly turquoise signage on the residents at our expense!

Update: I've just read that demolition of the Red Lion Pub is planned. So Red Lion Hill will be called "Uninspired Three-Storey Block Hill" now.