| Name: | Wrexham old fire station 2 site |
| Address: | Chester Street |
| Town: | Wrexham |
| Brigade: | North Wales |
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| Year Range: |
?-? (demolished) |
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Confirmed
Latitude/Longitude: | 53.046489 North
02.991746 West |
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| Further Information/ Provenance: | |
Shown on 1874/1881 1:500 OS map
Slightly different location to Wrexham old 1
http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/virtual_gallery/firemans_helmet.htm
- The first regular fire brigade in Wrexham was the Prince of Wales' Volunteer Fire Brigade. The brigade was formed in 1863. They had two horse-drawn fire engines and in 1894 had their own purpose built fire station on the old Guildhall Square off Chester Street.
In 1895 a dispute broke out when local people accused the volunteers of being slow to reach a fire at the Victorian Corn Mills at the Beast Market (near Tesco's.) The volunteers were not happy and went on strike. In response the Borough Council set up their own volunteer fire service. In 1904 they started to pay the firemen and in 1914 purchased a motorised fire engine, the first in North Wales
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