| Name: | Poole old fire station 1 site |
| Address: | Wimborne Road |
| Town: | Poole |
| Brigade: | Dorset |
| Postcode: | BH15 2BP |
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| Year Range: |
1938?-2008 (demolished 2009) |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 50.721944 North
01.979833 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
demolished 2009
Simon Rowley
- In 1938 the [Britannia Road] building was converted at a cost of £500 for sole use as a library as the fire station had moved to Wimborne Road.
Stan Harrison
- originally build with two bays either side of a central pillar. Later modified to 3 appliance bays
Simon Adamson
- There were a number of purpose built pre NFS stations in use on the formation of Dorset Fire Brigade in 1948, These included Lyme Regis, Portland, Weymouth, Dorchester, Sherborne, Sturminster, Gillingham, Wareham and Poole. Bridport was a converted market building as the appliance room and a disused police station as the accommodation, and Swanage and Ferndown stations were converted churches
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