| Name: | Oldham old fire station 1 site |
| Address: | Ascroft Street |
| Town: | Oldham |
| Brigade: | Greater Manchester |
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| Year Range: |
1877-1979 (demolished 1982) |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 53.540726 North
02.113173 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://www.fireflash-delta64.co.uk/oldhamcbarch.html
Shown on 1892 1:500 OS map, still on 1954/1955 1:2500 OS map, still on 1975 1:10000 OS map
Fire Cover 201, page 61
- has photo of appliance outside dated July 1979, so station still in use then
http://oldhamfirebrigade.synthasite.com/
- Oldham's Central Fire Station was built in 1887 but by around 1970 it was considered unfit for purpose
- demolished in Nov 1982
- 1887 Ascroft Street station opens to replace Clegg Street [Oldham old 5]
https://sites.google.com/site/oldhamfirebrigade//fire-stations
- opened 01/08/1888
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