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General Category => Chesterfield Discussion => Topic started by: mycul on January 01, 2013, 06:33:59 AM

Title: Fire Station
Post by: mycul on January 01, 2013, 06:33:59 AM

Now that the Fire Station on Whit Moor has gone, can any of you old farts remember where the old Fire Station used to be?

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: pepsiperfect on January 01, 2013, 09:42:40 AM

Whit Moor - You just said it.  Thats where the old fire station were - it`s not there any longer !!!
Pedantic !!

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: therealjr on January 01, 2013, 11:55:48 AM

He's on about the one before, do try and keep up at the back!!

Wasn't it on Tontine Road?

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: Pete on January 01, 2013, 12:14:47 PM

It was next to the police station on New Beetwell Street - there's a picture on Picture the Past, here:

http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;PTPD000067&prevUrl= (http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;PTPD000067&prevUrl=)

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: poppy on January 01, 2013, 12:28:16 PM

Here' another pic.
Was it about where the rear of the library is now?

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: Pete on January 01, 2013, 12:36:30 PM

Yep.

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: pepsiperfect on January 01, 2013, 03:09:56 PM

I imagine it is

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: Alsatian on January 02, 2013, 10:36:06 AM

Quote from: mycul on January 01, 2013, 06:33:59 AM

Now that the Fire Station on Whit Moor has gone, can any of you old farts remember where the old Fire Station used to be?

Top of Tontine Road.........oops, just read the rest of the posts in this thread - sorry!

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: Fly on January 02, 2013, 10:47:12 AM

Quote from: Alsatian on January 02, 2013, 10:36:06 AM

Top of Tontine Road.........oops, just read the rest of the posts in this thread - sorry!

Stupid boy  ;)

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: Alsatian on January 02, 2013, 10:56:32 AM

Quote from: Fly on January 02, 2013, 10:47:12 AM

Stupid boy  ;)

Oy! I resemble that remark!!  :D

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on January 02, 2013, 11:28:25 AM

Quote from: Pete on January 01, 2013, 12:14:47 PM

It was next to the police station on New Beetwell Street - there's a picture on Picture the Past, here:

http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;PTPD000067&prevUrl= (http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;PTPD000067&prevUrl=)

Didn't realise the old fire station was still on Beetwell St in the 1970's.  If my memory serves me right, the new station was built in the late 1950's.  Was there an overlap?   ::)

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: pepsiperfect on January 02, 2013, 02:10:06 PM

Greetings,

Alsatian - you resemble a LOT of remarks

Title: Re: Fire Station
Post by: mycul on January 03, 2013, 01:53:44 AM

Actually all of you are right. (except perhaps one).
The original station was at the corner of Tontine Road and Beetwell Street, then moved to the big building in the photos, then moved to Whit Moor.