Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum and Heritage Centre
Volunteer-run museum in Greenock’s Victorian fire station, with fire marks and original station features, open on the last Sunday of each month.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the Old Fire Station in Greenock’s Municipal Buildings, which served as the town’s fire station from 1887 to 1960. After the brigade left, the building stood empty for about 52 years and kept much of its original character, including hose racks, cobbled floors, runs for horses, oak doors and gas lamp fittings.
The Museum and Heritage Centre was opened on 28 June 2012 by Councillor Joe Lowe, convener of the Strathclyde Fire Board. It is run by the volunteers of the Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust, a registered Scottish charity that began life as the Strathclyde Fire Brigade Preservation Group.
The displays include a collection of fire marks that belonged to Firemaster Alexander Nisbet. These were metal emblems that insurance companies fixed to buildings they covered. The volunteers also take preserved appliances and static displays to events around Scotland.
Highlights
- Victorian fire station from 1887 with original hose racks, cobbles and horse runs
- Fire marks collection of Firemaster Alexander Nisbet
- Print of the painting Two Minutes of Silence by Peter O’Neill
- Run by volunteers of the Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust
Permanent exhibitions
- Fire marks collection – Insurance company emblems once fixed to buildings to show that they were covered, from the collection of Firemaster Alexander Nisbet.
- The Victorian fire station – The former station keeps hose racks, cobblestones, horse runs, oak doors and gas lamp fittings from its working years.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust (Scottish charity SC043929)
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Greenock Central railway station
The museum is within walking distance of Greenock Central railway station. From the station, go down Station Avenue, cross the Square to the horse statue, turn left and walk west; the museum is on the left just before Wallace Place, through the middle black doors.
The museum is in the Old Fire Station, part of the Municipal Buildings, and the entrance is on Wallace Place just off Dalrymple Street.
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| Good to know | Visits and tours outside the monthly opening can be requested by email to the museum. |
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