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| The Fire Station was opened in 1880 in Stanley Street, but has
been very recently reconstructed, and is now quite modern and imposing. The present
Station was opened on October 7th, 1925, and consists of an up-to-date hall. Its
equipment contains an engine, built by Morris, of Manchester ; two Leyland Motor
Engines, and a smaller Ford Motor, with Pump, for farm fires. There is also a Hose
Carrier, with a 70 foot Fire Escape, and two Motor Ambulances. The present
Superintendent, Mr. Fargher has been in the Brigade nearly 50 years.
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| The first Electricity Works were opened in 1896, at Whitehead Bridge,
but were soon found to be inadequate, and the Chamber Hall estate was bought cleared,
and a fine, large new works erected there. This station was opened in 1911.
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| The Abattoirs and Cold Air Stores are also new, well adapted buildings
on the Pair Ground, adjoining Knowsley Street Goods Depot. They were opened in 1903.
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| The General Post Office is not under the Municipality, but is quite in
keeping with other public buildings. The premises are in Crompton Street, and, having been
recently enlarged, are commodious and well adapted.
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| Another magnificent public building which must be mentioned is the fine
Dispensary Hospital, in Walmersley Road, erected at a cost of about £13,800 and opened on
March 25th, 1882. In 1893, a new wing was added, and further extensions were made in 1908
The children's ward, opened in November, 1924, forms part of the Bury War Memorial; the
cost was £12,000, and in addition it is endowed with over £30,000. The whole of this amount
was raised by public subscriptions.
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