Fire Station Details - Penrith old fire station 2 site

Name:	Penrith old fire station 2 site
Address:	Portland Place
Town:	Penrith
Brigade:	Cumbria
Postcode:

Year Range:	c1920-? (demolished)

Confirmed Latitude/Longitude:	54.666951 North 02.754300 West

Further Information/ Provenance:
Shown on 1925 1:2500 OS map, still on 1968 1:2500 OS map, building marked on 1971 1:2500 OS map but not annotated http://www.archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=SUDP%2f3%2fPLANS%2f28Misc&pos=126 - plans for additions to fire station dated 1919 http://www.fireflash-delta64.co.uk/cumbriamisc.html - has picture of station from Cumberland FS era John Murray - From a notice in the Penrith Observer newspaper on the 30th March 1920 - the FIRE STATION has been REMOVED from the Market Arcade to PORTLAND PLACE (next to the Public Library).


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