| Name: | Port Sunlight old fire station 1 |
| Address: | Orbis Monitoring, Wood Street/Park Road |
| Town: | Port Sunlight |
| Brigade: | Merseyside |
| Postcode: | CH62 4UZ |
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| Year Range: |
1902-? |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 53.349216 North
02.996727 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/jun/09/walk-guides-port-sunlight-merseyside?page=2
http://www.citysafaris.co.uk/liverpool1.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96371162@N00/2524139600
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-215530-fire-station-bebington
Shown on 1956/1967 1:10560 OS map
http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/detail.asp?imageuid=210223
- has photo of interior dated April 1897, so 1902 date may be incorrect
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1075401&resourceID=5
- Fire Station, 1902. [Also given as Bebbington Park Road]
David Spicer
- Port Sunlight Fire Brigade.
1888 A single bay fire station was built adjacent to the works main entrance in Wood Street.
1903 A new 3 bay fire station on land between Wood Street and Park Road, behind the current NatWest Bank.
1925 - 1941 The works fire brigade provided Fire Cover to the local council area.
1941 - 1948 The works brigade became part of the National Fire Service.
1948 - 1959 Operated as part of Cheshire County Fire Brigade, under Section 12 of the Fire Brigades Act.
1st April 1959 Operated as a Works Fire Brigade when Cheshire County Fire Brigade opened their new fire station in Dock Road South, Bromborugh.
Link https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075401
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