Drill Tower north-east of Lambeth Fire Station

The Drill Tower, located north-east of Lambeth Fire Station, was built in 1937 and designed by E P Wheeler, the architect for the London County Council, with assistance from G Weald. This structure is part of the London Fire Brigade Headquarters scheme.

The drill tower is positioned diagonally in the north-east corner of the drill yard and features a steel-framed structure clad in light grey-brown brick laid in English bond. It stands over 30 meters (100 feet) tall and has nine storeys, along with a basement and sub-basement. The main facade faces south-west into the yard, with a central entrance on the ground floor that includes a timber door surrounded by a stone frame, flanked by Crittall casement windows with margin lights, and concrete cills and lintels. The side walls step back and include secondary entrances leading into an irregular covered area on the ground floor, as well as a two-storey rear outshut with a pent roof. The ground and first floors feature a rusticated-like treatment beneath a stone band. Each floor of the principal front has two window openings with metal grilles, while the returns are blind, and the rear elevation has smaller openings on the lower five floors. The top two floors of the front elevation are recessed and adorned with stone cornices.

Inside, the tower is believed to contain a smoke chamber on the ground floor and drill facilities on the upper floors, which are accessible via a staircase and include a wet hose hoist at the rear.