| Name: | Barrow old fire station 3 site |
| Address: | 17-18 Hindpool Road |
| Town: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Brigade: | Cumbria |
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| Year Range: |
1878-1887 |
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Unconfirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 0.000000 North
00.000000 East |
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Simon Adamson
- Before Abbey Road fire station, Barrow FB operated from a corner of the covered market in front of the Town Hall, and from two converted shops in Hindpool Road. A temporary fire station in Duke Street was in dire need of replacement by 1910, so the new premises in Abbey Road was built.
Not shown on available maps August 2016
http://www.archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BA%2fFB&pos=2
- A voluntary fire brigade had been established in the town in 1866, which was taken over by the Borough Council the following year, and transferred to Cumbria in 1974 purpose-built premises in Abbey Road opened in 1912 and were finally replaced in 1997. Previous premises included a corner of the covered market in LAWSON ST. 1866-1878; two converted houses and shops at 17-18 HINDPOOL ROAD 1878-1887; an iron building, formerly the library in Duke Street 1887-1912
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