Bradford Fire Station

From the Old..............................

Bradford Fire Station on Nelson street has been a focal point for Bradford Fire Service since the early 1900's. Below are two images from the first half of that century.

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Bradford Central c1949 Image provided by B. Metcalfe

When the old S

tation was demolished the one below replaced it on the same site. Built in the early seventies
THIS PHOTO SHOWS BRADFORD CENTRAL FIRE STATION NELSON STREET IN 1973. IT WAS OPENED IN 1971 AT A COST OF £350,000. AROUND THIS TIME FIRE APPLIANCES WOULD COST APPROX. £13.500.

THE APPLIANCES IN THIS LINE UP ARE AS FOLLOWS.(NEAREST FIRST)

PKU 833 AEC MERRYWEATHER TURNTABLE LADDER
KKY 999G BEDFORD TKM CARMICHAEL ORBITOR 80FT.HYDRAULIC PLATFORM
PKW 968J LEYLAND MASTIFF CARMICHAEL ORBITOR 50FT. PUMP H.P

KKW 600 BEDFORD S TYPE EMERGENCY SALVAGE TENDER
HAK 662E DENNIS F105 WATER TENDER
RKY 699J DENNIS F108 PUMP ESCAPE

Appliances Leave Nelson Street for the Last time

These Images now show today, 15th January 2007. Appliances left Nelson Street for the Last time this morning at around 08:40 to move to their new base at Leeds Road. A fire Station has been on the site at Nelson Street since at least 1914 and this now closes a final chapter on Fire service links with this area of Bradford.The move had been ongoing for weeks prior to todays closure, and now all that remains is an empty shell of a building, awaiting demolition.

No sooner than the Machines rolled out contractors moved in to secure the building. Images show Rocks being placed in front of entrances and appliance doors and boarding up of windows. A sad empty appliance room......What next ??

To The New.............

Totty wins £4m deal to build Bradford Fire Station

Totty Construction secured the £4m contract from West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to build the new Bradford Fire Station. The three-storey, steel frame structure, features a curved standing seam roof and brick facade,and a large maintenance area with five appliance bays. Internally, the station houses a large community room, offices,kit drying room and gym, with four sleeping areas, lecture room, kitchen and canteen facilities on the first floor.Totty have also constructed a training tower on site for simulated rescues.The project commenced at the end of September 2005 with a 52-week contract duration at the site on Leeds Road Bradford..

Work has started on the site in Leeds Road Bradford. The Exact location is on Maud Street Junction with Mulgrave Street, with the frontage on of the Fire Station being on Leeds Road. At present ground work preparations are underway and site clearance with portacabins and secure fencing in place.Below are the first images taken on the 15th October 2005, these show the stage at the moment and evidence of work in progress.

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(1)..Maud Street Looking towards Mulgrave St.and Leeds Rd.
(2).. Mulgrave St. looking towards Maud St. and Leeds Rd.
(2a)..In Maud St. Looking towards Leeds Rd.

Updated images of the work in progress show vast improvements to the building. These images below were taken at the site on
the 28th March 2006.

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3 Central office section well under way

Updated images of the work in progress taken on the 28th May 2006

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3 Front of the Building in Leeds Road

Bradford Firefighters have moved into their state-of-the-art new Community Fire Station.The £4m. complex on Leeds Road replaces the 35-year-old Nelson Street building.The station has five appliance bays and a three-storey administration block. The ground floor has a special community room for use by local groups. There is additional space for workshops and fitness training. The external area accommodates a training tower and car parking. Councillor Gordon Beever, who chairs West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, said the new station had been in the pipeline for 10 years.“The project suffered repeated delays because of complications around land ownership and construction so I am delighted the county’s flagship station is finally to be fully operational.”Acting Chief Fire Officer Simon Pilling explained that local crews were amongst the busiest in West Yorkshire, attending well over 3,000 incidents last year so it was critical that they had modern facilities, in the right location to provide the best possible emergency service to the people of Bradford.“The importance we attach to this site is reflected by the fact that it will also house the district’s fire safety enforcement and community safety teams and provide headquarters for the new District Manager, Keith Robinson. Operational crews will be managed by a new station commander, Martin Day, whilst protection services will be led by Station Manager Richard Doyle,” he added.Mohammed Jamil, who is a local councillor and Vice-Chair of the Fire Authority’s Finance and Resources Committee, said he believed the station would provide a critical boost for the developing infrastructure of central Bradford.“The complex was designed with much more than a traditional fire station in mind. We wanted to move it slightly out of the city centre to where greater concentrations of people now live, particularly those in the higher risk areas of Bradford 3. “We’re an active partner in the regeneration of Bradford. Our facilities are there to be shared with the community we serve.”The double-glazed station is steel-framed with a mixture of brickwork and curtain walling on the outer elevations and curved steel-sheeted roof coverings. It is accessible to disabled people and has a lift and designated toilets. The station has 64 full-time firefighters staffing 2 Pumping appliances and an Aerial Ladder Platform plus the station manager and clerk.

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