Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren Yes Place The town or city Edinburgh HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess Yes Activities <p>Guided tours. Information leaflets/notes available.</p> OpeningTime1 10.00-16.00 OpeningDate1 23/9/2012 OpeningTime2 10.00-16.00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 11698 Refreshments No Street The street address Lauriston Place Postcode EH3 9DE Parking No DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum of Fire Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived edinburgh Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1723 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.94497,-3.199051; Description An account of the resource <p>Fire Service Headquarters was opened on the 7th June 1900 and was an operational fire station until 1986. It continues to be the administrative and command centre for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service. It is also the home of the Museum of Fire. Housing the last remaining Halley fire appliance in the world. The Halley which served in Leith is unique and along with other appliances on display, which include James Braidwood's High Street appliance, forms a progressive display covering the development of the fire engine. The building also houses a mock-up of an Edinburgh close which allows the visitor to experience the conditions during the great fire of Edinburgh.</p>