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Fire Station Details - Miles Platting (Manchester) old fire station site

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Name:Miles Platting (Manchester) old fire station site
Address:New Street
Town:Miles Platting, Manchester
Brigade:Greater Manchester
Postcode:
  
Year Range: 1891/2-1967 (demolished)
  
Unconfirmed
Latitude/Longitude:
53.494831 North
02.207777 West
     
Further Information/ Provenance: 

Slater's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1895. [Part 2: Trades, Institutions, Streets, etc.], page 283


http://www.berryman.uk.com/mfb.htm
- 3 identical stations opened in 1891/2 - Upton Street - New Street, Miles Platting - Ash Street, Harpurhey

Shown on 1908 1:2500 OS map, still on 1922 1:2500 OS map, still on 1951 1:2500 OS map

Closed 1964 when Phillips Park opened, which replaced both Mill Street & New Street

The New Street fire station was built in 1892 amd was not replaced until 1967. The building stayed up for a good few years after that, used by somebody in the motor trade but has sadly been flattened now
 
 
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