Name: | Lees old fire station 2 |
Address: | Elliot Street/Mellor Street |
Town: | Lees |
Brigade: | Greater Manchester |
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Unconfirmed Latitude/Longitude: | 0.000000 North 00.000000 East |
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Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://oldhamfirebrigade.synthasite.com/lees-fire-brigade.php
- on 15/09/1852, it was decided to empower the committee to proceed with the erection of a new building suitable for the purpose of accommodating all the engines
- land belonging to Lord Stamford
http://oldhamfirebrigade.synthasite.com/main-events.php
- The Engine House was later built at Elliot Street/Mellor Street
Not shown on available maps September 2016
http://gmfsmuseum.org.uk/brigade-histories/greater-manchester-area-brigades-list
- Lees FB disbanded 1884
https://sites.google.com/site/oldhamfirebrigade/lees-fire-brigade
- An engine house was built on land bought for £4 from Joseph Bracewell of Lees. This triangular piece of land could not have been in a more awkward position – a few yards up from Hey Lane (what is now Elliot St/ St John St). Lees FB disbanded in 1890 |
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