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City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tollcross Fire Station

City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tollcross Fire Station
Photo: Kim Traynor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Phone
+44 131 229 8274

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Tollcross Fire Station, completed in 1986 in Edinburgh, is a postmodern fire station that has earned category B listed building status in Scotland. Built during the height of postmodernism's influence on public architecture, the station exemplifies the style's characteristic rejection of strict modernist principles in favor of more expressive, often playful formal gestures and materials. Its designation as a listed building reflects its significance within Edinburgh's architectural heritage.

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Type
fire station
Heritage
category B listed building
Place
City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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