| Name: | Radcliffe old fire station site |
| Address: | Whittaker Street |
| Town: | Radcliffe |
| Brigade: | Greater Manchester |
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| Year Range: |
<1935-1964 (demolished) |
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Unconfirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 53.563854 North
02.325960 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radcliffe,_Greater_Manchester#CITEREFBorough_of_Radcliffe1935
- "By 1935 a fire brigade and ambulances were available to protect the town during emergencies. Three motor ambulances and a motorised utility van were kept at the fire station, operated by permanent staff"
Shown on 1909 1:2500 OS map, still on 1929 1:2500 OS map, still on 1937 1:2500 OS map, still on 1957 1:2500 OS map
Maps not clear exactly which building - possibly Rostron Street or Whittaker Street side of Town Yard, and may have moved from one to the other during this time
http://gmfsmuseum.org.uk/brigade-histories/greater-manchester-area-brigades-list
- Radcliffe FB transferred to Lancs FB 1948. Closed 1964
https://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/18131978.looking-back-burys-fire-stations-brigades-ages/
- " By 1935 a fire brigade and ambulances were available to protect the town during emergencies. Three motor ambulances and a motorised utility van were kept at the Whittaker Street station, operated by permanent staff. Radcliffe Fire Brigade transferred to Lancashire Fire Brigade in 1948, at which time it moved location. The station was earmarked for closure in 1964 and would not be replaced by a new building in Whitefield before 1966."
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