View of the funeral procession of Fireman Martin Sprague, who was killed in a fire. Showing the start of the procession from MFB headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road to Highgate Cemetery in North London. The Brigade, established in 1866, was maintained at an annual cost of ?130,000 per annum; and the area it protected extended over 118 square miles, with nearly 50 fire stations and four river stations.