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	Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music are grouped together on the southern side of the city centre, and effectively form one large campus, split down the centre by Oxford Road, the busiest bus route in Europe.
		Manchester to London is the only high density airline route within England and is one of the busiest domestic sectors in Europe providing serious competition for the railways.
		Manchester is situated within a bowl-shaped land area, bordered to the north and east by the Pennine moors and to the south by the Cheshire Plain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manchester (7124 words)

	London Road Fire Station (Manchester) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the first half of the 20th Century it was the home of the Manchester Fire Brigade.
		The building's owner, hotelier Alex Langsam, has proposed to revamp the landmark to include an hotel, offices for his company and a fire station museum.
		Designed and built by Woodhouse, Willoughby and Langham from 1904-1906.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Road_Fire_Station_(Manchester) (206 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Manchester Mayfield Station
		Notes: Manchester Mayfield Station opened in 1911 as an overspill station for Manchester London Road (renamed Manchester Piccadilly in 1960) which was unable to cope with the huge volume of passengers.
		The roadside building was gutted by fire in the summer of 2005.
		Station is still extant and unused with trainshed intact.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/m/manchester_mayfield/index.shtml (203 words)

	fire stations and engines
		E-Mail Me London Road Fire Station London Road, Central Manchester, United Kingdom, was designed and built by Woodhouse, Willoughby & Langham from 1904-1906 this fine Grade II listed building was headquarters of the Manchester City Fire Brigade for the first half of the 20th century.
		This engine was photographed at the London Road Fire Station, Manchester, in the United Kingdom in 1971 just after I was rejected by the 'Manchester Fire Brigade' because of my vision.
		It also housed a police station and a coroner's court, the latter still being in operation.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /angela.dickinson/john/fire_stations_engines.htm (257 words)

	Ghosts Of The North. (Page 1)
		She was seen passing along a road which crossed the Lumb, after which the house had been named, never making a sound and never lifting her head, moving with the aid of a crooked stick.
		In 1676, he was in London with friends, and at London Bridge was tossing a fiddler in a blanket because he had refused to play for them, when the watchmen were called.
		In the 1930’s, the local vicar was driving down the road near the Hall in the pouring rain, when he saw the same girl in a green dress, walking down the road ahead of his car.
	members.aol.com /MercStG2/GONORTHPage1.html (21176 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Special reports Firefighters out for 24 hours
		Arriving at Dartford fire station to large cheers from waiting firefighters, he told reporters his members would continue to strike as long as the employers forced the agenda for talks on to them.
		Tens of thousands of firefighters walked out of fire stations across the UK at 9am in the latest strike as a bitter war of words raged over their pay dispute.
		London Underground's deep-level stations served only by lifts were closed because of the strike.
	www.guardian.co.uk /firefighters/story/0,12536,879199,00.html (833 words)

	Fire Engines of North West England - Transport Centre, Colourpoint Books
		From tiny rural retained stations in the merged counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, to the world's most magnificent fire station at London Road in Manchester, he takes a comprehensive look at how this vital service was organised over the years.
		Not only has he been involved with the Fire Brigade Society from its earliest days, but he is still serving as a senior officer with the Greater Manchester Fire Brigade.
		He also has special responsibility for that Brigade's museum, which is based in the former fire station at Rochdale.
	www.colourpoint.co.uk /titles/190301638X-8.html (181 words)

	Manchester Student Accommodation, Manchester, , Flats, Houses
		Manchester has recently undergone extensive urban redevelopment and is a great place for evening entertainment with many bars, retaurants, cafes and clubs.
		Student Accommodation Manchester UK Manchester is a great place to be a student.
		Here you will find details of Private rented accommodation offered by private landlords/letting agents in Manchester including; student houses, student flats/apartments in Manchester, bed-sits in Manchester, larger housing schemes in Manchester.
	www.accommodationforstudents.com /Manchester.asp (192 words)

	RESPECT - The Unity Coalition - London region
		At the same time Manchester Square fire station in central London will be closing completely with the loss of two fire engines and 53 fiefighters jobs.
		"With the closure of Manchester Square and the fire engines in Bethnal Green being cut from two to one it is clear that the people in those areas of London will get a worse service.
		The London Regional Committee of the Fire Brigades Union has thrown its support behind the protest which was originally called by George Galloway MP.
	www.respectcoalition.org /index.php?ite=788&rlid=5 (456 words)

	Manchester Civic & Municipal Buildings including the Town Hall Extension, University of Manchester, Masonic Hall, the Mechanics Institute and the Reform Club in Manchester
		In 1845 Manchester began to create public parks; in 1851 an Act of Parliament authorised the introduction of a half penny rate to create public libraries and museums; later came free hospitals for the treatment of the poor, the introduction of underground sewers and various Planning Acts to improve the living conditions of its people.
		Nineteenth century Manchester saw the emergence of a new ruling elite - the self-made businessman and the textile industrialist millionaire.
		Waterhouse's original building on Oxford Road, still forms the heart of the main campus, despite many extensions and other buildings added all around it over subsequent years.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /buildings/civic.html (1245 words)

	BBC NEWS England Fumes kill woman in house fire
		Also in Greater Manchester, 30 soldiers in five Green Goddesses continued to fight a fire at a tyre storage depot in Levenshulme that they were first called to at 2200 GMT Saturday.
		A crew from a retained fire station put out the furniture fire, but say the woman was already dead after breathing in fumes.
		Overnight, they dealt with 14 domsetic fires, including a blaze that blocked the A4 in West Kensington, central London, for some time.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2508519.stm (580 words)

	biography
		I went with my dad to London Road Fire Station, Manchester, UK one day, during a shopping trip to the city centre, and I got a recruitment form.
		On a trip to Florida in 1993 I visited `Station One Orlando Fire Department' for two days, and was allowed to ride their appliances to incidents,'after I had signed a form called a `Hold and Harmless', which I still have!.
		As a postscript, there is another reason why I am a fire service enthusiast, and that is that when I left school in 1971, all that I wanted to do was join the Manchester Fire Brigade.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /angela.dickinson/john/biography.html (856 words)

	Fire: Looking back
		The largest single fire with an estimated damage of 230,000 [pounds sterling] occurred at the premises of W & H Pownall of Stockport Road, Manchester.
		The daughter of CFO Perkins of Southport, she was born on Leeds fire station which gave her an excellent pedigree!
		A temporary house of two floors was set on fire and the girls demonstrated their skill and ability in a manner which won the approval of the Princess.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KZE/is_1177_96/ai_106559173 (890 words)

	Isle of Dogs
		On the corner with Manchester Road is a Fire Station building and at the end of the street the Ferry Inn recalls the site of a former ferry service to Greenwich.
		Crossharbour and Mudchute stations are on the route.
		At the end of the road is a terrace of small 19thc houses and the riverside Gun pub.
	www.london-footprints.co.uk /wkisledogsroute.htm (801 words)

	All-action station
		THE landmark London Road fire station could be turned into a music centre if Manchester city council bosses get their way.
		Mr Langsam has owned the fire station for more than 20 years, but its condition has deteriorated so much it is now on English Heritage's register of "at risk" historical buildings.
		Instead, Alex Langsam, owner of the Britannia Hotel group, has submitted his own plan to turn the building into a 200-bed hotel, new HQ for his own group and a fire station museum.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /men/news/s/204/204130_allaction_station.html (499 words)

	Colin Meech
		His Fire service career started in the Greater Manchester Fire service as it was formed, and after serving at London Road, Stretford and Leigh a move to Grampian Fire Brigade in the north of Scotland in 1982 set the scene for a fire safety career following an accident in 1987.
		In 1991 he moved, on secondment, to the Fire Service College where he still works; albeit now as an employee of the College rather than as a serving officer his current role is Higher Education Manager.
	www.meech.demon.co.uk /colin.htm (172 words)

	Fire station's cultural future
		The city's chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein said "Inevitably there is a lot of press speculation about the future of the London Road Fire Station Building, and given the pace of change in the Piccadilly area, the future of the building is a priority for us.
		Developers Argent are understood to be working on plans for the 100-year-old former fire station at London Road.
		The grade II listed fire station is included in English Heritage's register of "at risk" historic buildings.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /men/business/s/199/199086_fire_stations_cultural_future.html (253 words)

	Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion - World Of Fire Report: 02-18-06
		Eight fire engines were called to a blaze at a derelict warehouse building of four floors on Commercial Road in Whitechapel today.
		ACW STETSON, ME 280 VILLAGE ROAD, FIRE IN THE WALL OF A UNK TYPE STRUCTURE, COMMAND REPORTS BULK OF FIRE K/D 153.740 [TAC9-C819].
		Fire in the compactor of a 6 story brick occupied multiple dwelling.
	forums.firehouse.com /showthread.php?t=78952&goto=newpost (8750 words)

	Fire: Call to action: emergency services directory
		Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8DW, UK Tel: +44 (0)207 878 5000
		An award winning company offering highly qualified advice on fire safety fire risk assessments, fire training, hose reel and hydrant maintenance, fire investigations, health and safety advice Former lecturers to chemical industry equipment Specialist advisers on hotel safety to leading world class hotels and major tour operators.
		Including; fire investigation; advice on hazardous chemicals and radioactivity incidents: testing equipment, fire testing materials, COSHH surveys and accident investigations.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KZE/is_1194_97/ai_n8590868 (770 words)

	Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum - Manchester City Guide venues & listings
		The official Museum of GMC Fire Service is situated at Rochdale Fire Station, in the north- east of the county, and opened in 1983.
		The Greater Manchester area has played a significant role in the history and development of fire engines and fire fighting, which the GMFS Museum portrays through its collection.
		Parts of the Museum are laid out to form period tableaux, including a Victorian street (with fire station, insurance office and fire equipment suppliers) and a World War II Blitz scene.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /manchester/museum/AM27956.html (597 words)

	The Fire Station London - Restaurant Review and Information
		I've eaten at the Fire Station off and on for 3 years now and the food and service has always been good.Went again Tuesday 26 and had Duck breast and once again was not dissapointed.
		Went back to the Fire Station for the first time in 2 years, in which I loved it the first time.
		I took my family to the Fire Station on Easter Monday and we had a trully horrendous meal.
	www.london-eating.co.uk /2188.htm (692 words)

	Police and Fire Staions
		Planned as Limehouse Fire Station, it was built between 1904 and 1905 at a cost of £7,054 and named Burdett Road.
		Sold to the London Salvage Corps in 1920 following closure of 15 Fire Stations due to the introduction of motorized engines.
		Completed in 1868, at a cost of £2,429.10s, by the Metroplolitain Fire Brigade.
	www.btinternet.com /~eastlondonpostcard/Features/polfire_sta.htm (347 words)

	The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Greater Manchester) Order 1987
		The former London Road Fire Station, Manchester registered at Her Majesty's Land Registry under Title Number GM.390404 shall vest in the Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
		There shall vest in Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council the land specified in Schedule 3 to this Order and that land shall be held by the Council for the joint use and benefit of itself and of all the councils of the other districts in the county of Greater Manchester.
		Land held by the abolished council for highway or road traffic purposes
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1987/Uksi_19871446_en_1.htm (848 words)

	BBC NEWS England Manchester Iraqis clash at polling station
		More than 13,000 voters have registered in Manchester and an estimated 6,000 attended the polling station in Oldham Road, Collyhurst, on Saturday.
		Iraqis have clashed with demonstrators against the election outside a polling station in Manchester.
		In London where voting was also taking place, Metropolitan Police Superintendent Steve Deehan said 80 officers had been deployed to cordon off two demonstrations staged separately at Wembley by the Hizb ut-Tahrir group and the Iraqi Communist Party.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/manchester/4220437.stm (462 words)

	CUBE : Centre for the Understanding of the Built Environment : The City : Manchester Architecture Tours
		Nearby, Oxford Road station (1960) is arguably one of the most remarkable and unusual train stations in the UK; two reasons, the first, its unique architectural form, and secondly, the use of timber shell technology.
		The magnificent Palace Hotel (formally the Refuge Assurance building) on Oxford Road, is clad with imperishable pressed brick and dark red terracotta.
		There are many examples of Grade II listed structures within the city of Manchester.
	www.cube.org.uk /thecity/tour_list.asp?category_id=20 (138 words)

	Here are a few links worth following:
		If you have a fire station, Darley can provide you with everything that goes in it except fire fighters.
		I enjoy visiting British fire department sites, especially those from the London area.
		They gather surplus equipment from fire departments that don't need it and deliver it free of charge to other fire departments that do need it.
	www.cimtel.net /~killerb/links.html (782 words)

	Kaumudi Online -- Europe Page
		The conventions to be held at London, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester between 14th and 30th October.
		November 20th will be the date for Soorya India festival in London at Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, 4a Castletown Road, London, W14 9HQ.
		During his visit to London as Vice-President of India (in early 90's), he asked the High Commissioner of India Dr.L,N Sighvi, particularly to meet the officials of the SNGM of the U.K. The officials of the Mission were given special VIP passes and then I met him personally.
	www.kaumudi.com /london/index.stm (12469 words)

	London Green Party
		We will be contesting the May 2006 local elections in every London borough and expect to have a record number of candidates.
		London's Social housing drops by 38,000 homes in 4 years
		There are local Green parties in every part of London.
	www.london.greenparty.org.uk (162 words)

	Attractions Management
		Developer Argent and the Piccadilly Partnership — an alliance between the Manchester City Council, the private sector and other public sector agencies — plan to redevelop the grade II-listed, derelict London Road fire station in Manchester into a mixed-use scheme.
		The first glasshouse to be built at the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) at Kewin London for two decades has opened to the public.
		The annual Australian Tourism Awards were held on Queensland’s Gold Coast at the end of February and saw Aussie icon Steve Irwin recognised for his contribution to the Australian tourism industry.
	attractions.co.uk (752 words)

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