| Name: | ROF Kirkby/Kirkby old fire station site |
| Address: | Gale Road |
| Town: | Kirkby |
| Brigade: | Merseyside |
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| Year Range: |
1940-1946 (demolished) |
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Unconfirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 53.474074 North
02.856741 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
Michael Bissett-Powell
- The Royal Ordance Factory in Kirkby had its own brigade station from its establishment in Sept. 1940 to its closure in March, 1946. There were hundred of buildings on the site and around 10,000 staff at its height
UK Fire Brigade History FB group, Simon Ryan
- Taken over in 1948 by Lancashire County to cover the Industrial Estate opened on the site
Shown on 1959/1960 1:1250 OS map, still on 1960/1962 1:2500 OS map, still on 1965-1975 1:1250 OS map (not marked as fire station), still on 1970/1970 1:2500 OS map (not marked as fire station), , still on 1977 1:1250 OS map (not marked as fire station). Rough plot
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