Reference
FSD/PC3
Title
Album No. 2
Date free text
15 April 1958 to 1 September 1959
Production date
From: 1958 To: 1959
Scope and Content
Includes material as follows:
- article on Ampthill Fire Station;
- Woburn Fire Station receipt of a Bedford 4 ton vehicle, adapted by CFO Goodman;
- finals of Beds FS pump drill competition with photograph of 7 personnel from Biggleswade Fire Station (C Presland, S E Surry, B Newman, S Hill, William Pryor, A Armond and L Wade);
- retirement of LFm Frank Perridge (Shefford);
- arson of his own premises by Dunstable hairdresser, Peter Funge, with psychiatric illness [see FSD/PH 5/23];
- articles in Flemish re a Fire Conference held at Furnes, Belgium attended by CFO Goodman;
- fire at Lidlington village hall (thatched);
- two Luton firemen volunteer for six months duty in Cyprus [see FSD/PH 1/13];
- fire at Rye Piggeries, Eaton Bray;
- article on Work Study in Fire Protection Review, featuring its experimental implementation by Biggleswade Fire Station;
- Potton Fire Station annual dinner, including photograph with named personnel;
- early history of Sandy Fire Brigade with photograph showing named firemen and UDC members in 1927;
- visit of Swedish fireman, Ivan Ahistrom, from Eskilstuna to Luton Fire Station;
- destruction by fire of Half Moon Public House, St Peter's Green, Hertfordshire;
- photographs of Bedford Fire Station and personnel, including personnel relaxing in Recreation Room, SubO M G Lightfoot operating a radio set, Fm Howard Smith working the alarm bell, appliances leaving the garage, firemen in BA, Fm C H Bowman stacking hoses, CFO Goodman and ADO F Nicholls studying a wall map, rescuing a colleague from a roof via a crane during an exercise, Fm C Mattin carrying out repairs, Fwm Edna Henning using the fire situation board in the control room, firemen practising artificial respiration;
- fire at Meppershall Manor;
- delivery of a B-Type WT to Biggleswade Fire Station;
- delivery of a 35hp WT to Leighton Buzzard Fire Station;
- articles on Luton Town Council's desire for County Borough status;
- photograph of 7 named firemen of Leighton Buzzard Fire Station who won the Brigade speed test for part-time firemen;
- aerial photograph of central Bedford showing Bromham Road and Greyfriars;
- retirement of DCFO Walter John Malster;
- article in Formica Journal re fire control console at Luton Fire Station;
- fire at Ashley Mills, St Leonard's Street, Bedford [see FSD/RR 1/11]*
- broken arm sustained at a fire by CFO Goodman;
- appointment of DCFO R S Drought.
Level of description
file