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The large cylindrical-sliaped lamp on the refuge at the
west end of Guilford Street, which was fitted with five 4 ft.
fish-tail burners, was removed, and a Sugg's 50 candle
power lamp was substituted for it.
Street Refuges.
The Metropolitan Board of Works recently constructed
a new Fire Brigade Station at the eastern end of Theobald's
Road, facing towards Hart Street, and finding that a crossing
refuge belonging to your Board opposite to the new station
obstructed the fire engines in going in and out the station,
the Metropolitan Board requested you to remove the refuge ;
this your Board accordingly did, and caused an adjacent
refuge near to Southampton Row to be enlarged.
No additional street crossing refuge was formed during
the year, and the number now existing in the St. Giles
District is 16, viz.:—
In Bloomsbury St. South end, by Broad Street
In Broad Street West of Endell Street
Do. East of Endell Street
Do. by Drinking Fountain
in Endell Street North end, by Broad Street
In Guilford Street West end, by Russell Square
In High Holborn by Little Queen Street
Do. at junction with New Oxford Street
In High Street North end, by New Oxford Street
In New Oxford St. East of its junction with Bloomsbury St.
Do. West of its junction with Bloomsbury St.
Do. by Hart Street
Do. by Thorney Street
Do. West end, by Tottenham Court Road
In Theobald's Road West end, by Southampton How
In Tottenham Ct. Rd. South end, by New Oxford Street.
They are all well lighted, and afford great assistance to
pedestrians in crossing the carriage-ways.