Preston’s first fire station was built in 1852 and was in use until 1962...
Preston’s first fire station was built in 1852 and was in use until 1962. Prior to the founding of municipal fire brigades, fire crews, and appliances were provided by voluntary bodies such as the Parish. Insurance companies kept their own fire brigades and for a regular fee, would extinguish your building. If you were not insured the building could have been left to burn.
Unfortunately, there was a spate of mill fires in Preston during the 1870s. Textile mills were full of combustible materials and cotton dust in the air could spontaneously combust. One such blaze occurred in January 1871 when Bloomfield Mill, off North Road, began to burn. The building owned by Messrs Richard Threlfall and Sons burned for several hours, and despite the best efforts of the Preston Fire Brigade, the building was completely destroyed.
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