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The Fire station in Brougham Rd was next to Riverside school virtually opposite the present RNA club according to the 1909 map of Poulton cum Seacombe.
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Platt St. was quite near the new Brougham Rd. site. Looking at the map (red x) it must have been very small.
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Remember, it may not have looked like a fire station! it may have been simply a yard with an escape ladder or hose cart inside
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Cheers for that Chris. Well, at least I know where Platt Street was now. Mum is 79 so, maybe a map of about 1940 or so might show if there was a station in Oakdale Road. I`m begining to think she`s mistaken though.
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And of course many fire stations "popped up" in the war years as the NFS and AFS requisitioned properties to use as sub stations
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Mmmm, that could be a thought bazzoh.
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Mill lane water tower was once a fire station...
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Dunno how I missed Platt St, I must have been looking straight at it. Time for another visit to Specsavers I think.
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