A brief description of the building and appointments of the New Central Fire Station opened July 6th 1927.

The opening of the Central Fire Station, Lancaster Place, meets a long felt want, as the Station and Living Quarters it replaces, were totally inadequate for the present day requirements of this important industrial City.
Two stations have met the requirements of the City during the last half century, one being situated in Bowling Green Street and the other in Rutland Street.
After long and careful consideration by the Watch Committee the present site was selected as being the most suitable, and one which would meet the requirements for a very up-to-date scheme.
The site, rectangular in shape, covers an area of three and a half acres, and has a main frontage of 765 feet to Lancaster Road, approximately two miles from the City boundaries.
Direct communication is available by main thoroughfares to all parts of the City, enabling the Brigade to avoid narrow streets and congested areas.
The facilities provided for the housing and maintenance of machinery and plant, and living accommodation for the Staff are second to none in the Country.

The principal block of buildings for housing the Engines is placed directly central with De Montfort Street, with an Administration wing on the S.E side including Main Entrance, Call Room, Officers Room and Battery Room on the ground floor. The Committee Room, Chief Officers Room, General Office etc are on the first floor. The N.W Wing includes a Muster Room on the ground floor, Shower Baths, Plunge Bath, Drying Room and Boiler House in the basement. Above the Engine Room is a Recreation Room, 90 feet by 40 feet, and a Billiard Room 40 feet by 26 feet, with a Sliding Pole communicating with the Engine Room.
The Engine Room, 117 feet in length, and with a width of 40 feet, is divided into nine bays to accommodate eight engines, leaving one bay clear in the centre.

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