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Chesham Fire Brigade and engine, around 1950.
Back row: Archie Moore, Bill Pearce, Vic Olney, unknown,
Stan Lacey, Wally Lucas, unknown, Ron Darvell.
Front row: Horace Glenister, L/F George, Skip Fred Paxton, L/F Ron Seedwell, Jack Sabatini.
Vehicle may be a 1952 Austin Pump Escape. Photograph courtesy of Chesham Fire Station.
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Chesham Fire Brigade crew and engine, 1975.
Back row: P Rogers, N Purvis, T Prior, R Road, F Rogers,
T Price, A Denham, R Allen, R Final, B Hart, P Kingham, D Rance
Front row: Y Rance, C Millerchip, M Wilkinson, J Rance,
B Beechy. Photograph courtesy of Chesham Fire Station.
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we348-01 |
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Chesham Fire Brigade with Leyland fire engine 'Nora',
Chesham Urban District Council's first motor fire engine purchased in 1923.
Front row: R Saunders, unknown, McWallace (?A Wallis),
G Robinson (Engineer), Ralph Howard (Chief Officer),
Frank Gomm, G Abbott (Foreman),
'Shanti' Stone (J G Stone, Secretary).
Back row: all unknown except E Kingham, far right.
Alex Howard (driver) and M Howard are seated.
The four unidentified men are possibly Firemen: A Stokes,
G Gee, Ben Gomm, S Holmes, H Priest or R J J Swan. Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes.
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we348-03 |
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Chesham U.D.C. Fire Brigade with fire engine and ladder (solid tyres), reg. no. PP262. Nine crew. Probably 'Norah' a Leyland vehicle and Chesham's first motorised fire engine purchased in 1923. Photograph courtesy of Peter Hawkes and Ray East.
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we348-04 |
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Chesham Fire Brigade with a horse drawn steam fire engine. Possibly taken on 27 Sept 1913 at The Bury (Chesham Fire Brigade Minute Book p.193/4). Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes.
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we348-05 |
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0.07Mbytes |
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Chesham Fire Brigade with a manual engine outside The Bury. This is probably a Merryweather engine. Taken after 1873 but before 1912 when a steam fire engine was purchased. Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes.
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we348-06 |
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Unknown Chesham fireman in uniform, seated with brass helmet on table. Photograph courtesy of Peter Hawkes and Ray East.
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we348-08 |
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0.05Mbytes |
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Chesham Fire Brigade at the scene of a fire at Bennetts shop in Chesham. Vehicle reg. no. LBW 179N (in use from Aug 1975-Mar 1985). Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes
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we348-09 |
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0.08Mbytes |
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Chesham Fire Brigade at the scene of a chimney fire in Chesham (Chesham Brewery roof is visible over roof tops). Taken before 1961 when the brewery was demolished. Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes.
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we348-10 |
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Chesham Fire Brigade and fire engine, around 1945. Seventeen crew, names written on back: Moor, Bristow, Darvill, V. Olney, Lacey, Ted Pearce, Craft, ?, N. Bone, Gomm
Glenister, Wilkins, ? Paxton, Seedwell, Sabatini. Photograph courtesy of Peter Hawkes and Ray East.
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we348-11 |
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0.06Mbytes |
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Chesham Ambulance Station (formerly Fire Station), Upper High Street, prior to demolition in 1980. Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes.
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we348-13 |
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Chesham Fire Brigade with the 'Steamer' and escape ladder outside The Bury, Chesham.
Possibly taken at a drill on 27th September, 1913.
Photograph courtesy of Ray East and Peter Hawkes.
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