维多利亚消防局

 Kina > Huangpu District

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Founded in 1899."There is erected on the south bank of the Soochow Creek, adjoining the entrance to the Chinese Public Garden, a very handsome little building, which is the fire station for the Victoria Company of the Shanghai Fire Brigade. The engine-house measures 40' by 20' and is entered two pairs of large doors. There is a similar pair of doors at the back to allows the reels etc being taken out into the yard for cleaning purposes. The walls are of red brick with half timbered gables, and a room 12' by 30' is formed in the roof for mafoos’ and coolies’ quarters...” (Shanghai, by night and day, 1902)The building was demolished in 1926, to give way for the new Chapoo Road Bridge, built in 1927.