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Hull City Police Fire Boxes
In the late 1800's and early 1900's emergency fire call points were installed on streets, initially in London, but soon adopted by other towns too. These used telegraph rather than telephone technology, giving a simple on / off indication at the fire station that the alarm in a particular street had been activated but not allowing any voice communication. Police call points were soon introduced but by using the newer telephone technology they allowed callers to speak to the station, they also allowed the station to call an officer out on the beat and speak to them because police officers at this time didn't carry radios. Each police force had its own design. Some were little more than a modified garden shed with a phone on the outside for the public to use and a desk and phone inside for the policeman.
In Kingston upon Hull, the following fire boxes were established: Anlaby Road Fire Box No.6, Nos.334a & 334 Anlaby Road (1900); Market Place Police fire-box, immediately north of King William III statue (by 1866); Newland Fire Box, Queen�s Road (1885); St Georges Road Fire Box, outside St George�s Church (1900); Sculcoates Lane No. 5, adjacent No. 2A Sculcoates Lane (by 1913); Stoneferry Fire Box (1907); Waverley Street City Police Fire Box and St John Ambulance Station, junction with Porter Street (by 1913); Witham No. 4 Hull City Police Fire Box and St John Ambulance Station, west of No. 58 Witham (by 1913); York Street No. 9 (by 1913). Only the Anlaby Road building survives as at 2024, having been converted for commercial use.
In Kingston upon Hull, the following fire boxes were established: Anlaby Road Fire Box No.6, Nos.334a & 334 Anlaby Road (1900); Market Place Police fire-box, immediately north of King William III statue (by 1866); Newland Fire Box, Queen�s Road (1885); St Georges Road Fire Box, outside St George�s Church (1900); Sculcoates Lane No. 5, adjacent No. 2A Sculcoates Lane (by 1913); Stoneferry Fire Box (1907); Waverley Street City Police Fire Box and St John Ambulance Station, junction with Porter Street (by 1913); Witham No. 4 Hull City Police Fire Box and St John Ambulance Station, west of No. 58 Witham (by 1913); York Street No. 9 (by 1913). Only the Anlaby Road building survives as at 2024, having been converted for commercial use.
Created: Sun, 8 Dec 2024, Updated: Sun, 8 Dec 2024
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