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Old Fire Station
Can anyone tell me has the old fire station always been on Manchester Road and was it this building that housed the air raid sirens during the wars?
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Nobody have any information? I have found out it was built in 1932 does anybody know were it was situated before this. I'm sure at school i was told it was part of the market hall and that there was a bell housing above the back entrance of the market hall that was something to do with it being a fire station.
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do you mean this bell ? sorry the pics are poor
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That's the one mick :)
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Were the Air raid sirens there then?
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Dunno wez i was told at school that the bell was for fire brigade and they used it as air raid siren during war trying to find out if it's true! It was your post about the air raid shelters that got me thinking about it all so i can thank you for the torment lol! :rolleyes:
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oh right, didn't know that. I knew there's a tower behind the fire station in their yard that they use for training exercises.
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What we need to find is someone who was around during the war and ideally before 1932, trouble is that as time passes there are fewer and fewer of them about.
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Mr T, Sir? :rolleyes:
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I can vaguely remember hearing the siren being sounded from the fire station in Manchester Road, that would be some time in the early to mid 60's. I am not sure when the practise was abandoned. Wasn't the siren located on top of the drying tower?
If you go to Amsterdam, on the first Monday of the month, at 12 noon, all of the city's Air raid sirens are tested. Very spooky sound! |
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Thanks for the input guys the library is probably best place to look/ask. If i ever find out i'll let you know
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Crackin!!!
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Old Fire Station up for auction.
The old building is to be auctioned off, take a look at
http://www.pugh-company.co.uk/auctions/index.html |
Old Fire Station up for auction.
Maybe that link is not too clear. If you click on the 23rd Feb auction a database page appears. The top one is the "former fire station". Double click on the 001 and all will be revealed.
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If only I had the money, that'd be a cool place to live.
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I would bid for it if they throw a few firemen in for good measure!! :D :D
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yeh the good thing about this place is that it would make a great bar/club for some city investor as it is cheap considering the type of prices you would expect to pay for something of that size and location.........
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I will willow, I am back in work tomorrow I will ask some of them and see if they remember:D
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The old Fire Station was behind the old market.
The New Fire Station was built in 1934 and officially opened in May 1935. I used to watch them drill in the fire station yard during the war. The air raid siren was on the top of the south corner of the fire station over looking the drill yard. The bell belonging to the old fire station which is on the North East corner at the rear of the market hall was never used for air raid warnings. As for some of the suggestions as to the usage of the station in Manchester Rd, there are NO firemens poles in the building. the only one I ever saw was in Darwens old fire station. Does that answer your questions. Retlaw. |
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I heard a rumour off a very good source to-day as to who has bought the fire station shh witherspoons shh keep it under yer hat guys & gals? any one any comments on it becomming a pub?
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