Even back in City of Liverpool days, City Centre Station was C3, although in those days it was more precisely named after the road on which it is situated.
Canning Place just before it went operational in May 1970.
Canning Place, 16 July 1991.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Galvin and reproduced
ith permission.]
Dennis F24 Pump Escape 7703KD which was originally
allocated to Coburg Dock Fire Station.
[Copyright photograph ~ D. Carville and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis F117 HPV 9750KF was seen on the run
as a reserve at Canning Place.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced
with permission.]
Canning Place was the 3rd allocation for Dennis
F117 HPV KLV812E and it was seen here, 2 September 1971.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis F48 PHP was seen on the once familiar
front apron of the station, 19 August 1972.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis F43 Pump Hydraulic Platform VKD958H
was seen proceeding to and in attendance at St. John's Market in Liverpool.
[Copyright pictures ~ N. Glover and reproduced
with permission.]
Allocated to C3 was Dennis F49 Simonitor BKA562K seen in Myrtle Gardens, Toxteth, 9 September 1973.
Dennis F49 Simonitor BKA562K seen in the City
in 1975.
[Copyright picture ~ P. Williams and reproduced
with permission.]
At this time, Canning Place was possibly the
only fire station in the country to have hydraulic booms on EVERY appliance.
Dennis R RLV30T was in the reserve fleet when
seen at Low Hill.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis RS TFY820V was one of the first batch
of such appliances to enter service.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis F125 Turntable Ladder ACM404X was seen
against the once familiar background of Canning Place, now demolished.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced
with permission.]
Quite a rare shot of Merryweather Dennis Turntable
Ladder A54HKC which spent a very short time in service in the mid-80s.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced
with permission.]
Another rare turntable ladder was DennisF127/Camiva
B593NPL
An additional picture of this appliance appears
on the Kirkdale page.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis RS B921KWM was seen on the station forecourt.
[Copyright picture ~ A. Kent and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis B923KWM was seen outside the station,
but was believed to be part of the reserve fleet.
[Copyright picture ~ K. Howarth and reproduced
with permission.]
Dennis SS G401EKA was seen at Allerton whilst in use as a reserve appliance, 18 November 2003.
STATION CLOSED ~ 4 AUGUST 2006
AND REPLACED BY NEW
CITY CENTRE FIRE STATION ON
ST ANNE STREET.
Scania deliveries continue apace and DK05HBF was seen in the station yard at Kirkdale, 16 Janauary 2006.
Second pump M776WKC was hard at work during a large fire in Newton-le-Willows, 1 February 2006.
Volvo FL10 Bronto CPL, H158GBG was seen at Kirkdale, 16 January 2006.