Name: | Faringdon fire station |
Address: | 6 Station Road |
Town: | Faringdon |
Brigade: | Oxfordshire |
Postcode: | SN7 7BN |
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Year Range: |
1961-current |
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Confirmed Latitude/Longitude: | 51.655890 North 01.586950 West |
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Further Information/ Provenance: | |
Shown on 1971 1:2500 OS map
William Law
- Built by Berkshire for the Berkshire & Reading Fire Brigade. Occupied Friday 23rd June 1961. On that day a farm fire occurred requiring snow ball calling to be used as the new siren not yet operational.
- Transferred into Oxfordshire in April 1974 due to local boundary changes, now part of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Opened June 1961 |
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