Avro Heritage Museum 2025
Greater Manchester
1957 Dennis F21/Metz 125ft Turntable Ladder, ex-Rochdale Fire Brigade
1910 Shand Mason steam fire engine 'George V'.
The Museum
Greater Manchester’s firefighting story is vividly told in this museum based in Rochdale’s magnificent, art deco inspired former fire station.
Operator: Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum Trust
Address: Maclure Road Rochdale Greater Manchester OL11 1DN
Thu-Sat 1000-1600. (Closed Sat 21 Dec-1 Jan 2025.) Reopens 2 Jan. Visit website for more details.
Managed entirely by volunteers – many ex-firefighters themselves – the collection boasts over twenty engines (dating from 1741 to the present day), along with uniforms, equipment, medals, paintings and models. Together these tell the story of firefighting from the Great Fire of London in 1666 to modern times.