| Name: | Great Western Railway Swindon works old fire station |
| Address: | corner of Bristol Street & Church Place |
| Town: | Swindon |
| Brigade: | Wiltshire |
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| Year Range: |
1911-1986 |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 51.561622 North
01.794230 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://www.swindonlink.com/news/old-friend-gwr-fire-engine-returns-to-swindon
Not shown on available maps July 2013
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1283807&resourceID=5
- School, now fire and emergency services depot. C1845
Graham Carter
- actually opened in 1911 and closed with the closure of the rest of the (former GWR) BR Works in 1986. It occupied a building that was built in 1882 and housed the road wagon (later motor wagon) shop (1882-c1910) before becoming a fire station. The fire station had four small offices, a 'mess room' where uniforms and helmets were stored, and there was a large workshop attached, which serviced fire extinguishers and other fire prevention/fighting equipment. The fire station yard had a hose testing trough (now lost) and a hose drying tower (which still exists, having been restored in 2014). The fire station was beautifully restored in 2014 and converted into a workshop and classroom for the Swindon UTC (University Technical College).
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