Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Location | Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°57′49″N 3°11′02″W / 55.9637°N 3.1840°W |
| Type | Heritage centre |
| Nearest parking | Dryden Terrace (On-street parking) |
| Website | museumofscottishfireheritage.org |
The Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage is a museum of firefighting located at the McDonald Road Community Fire Station in Leith, Edinburgh. It covers the history of firefighting in Scotland and houses old fire appliances and other equipment.
Overview
[edit]The museum first opened as the Braidwood and Rushbrook Museum in 1968. It was housed in the former engine room of the Auxiliary Fire Service at the McDonald Road Fire Station.[1]
In 1985, the museum was relocated to the former engine room of the Lauriston Place Fire Station. It was renamed to the Edinburgh Museum of Fire and it remained there until 2016, when the building was purchased by the University of Edinburgh.[2]
The collection was then moved into storage, whilst a new location was under development. It was decided that the museum would return to its original home at McDonald Road. In April 2022, 5 appliances were moved to the new exhibition gallery.[3] The museum opened in 2023 as the Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Auxiliary Fire Service at McDonald Road Fire Station
- ^ "Edinburgh University to buy former fire headquarters".
- ^ Our 5 historic fire appliances move to their new home
- ^ "200-year-old Duns fire engine takes pride of place in Firefighters museum".
- ^ "Retrofit of an Edinburgh fire HQ demonstrates carbon leadership".
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