FSD/PC11

Album No. 10

14 August 1969 to 2 September 1970

From: 1969 To: 1970

Includes material as follows: - article on Bedford Modern School Fire Cadet Corps*; - fire Castle Lane, Bedford*; - fire at County Hotel, Bedford [see FSD/RR 1/36]*; - fire possibly caused by a firework at a farm in 95 High Street, Blunham*; - article on Bedford fire crew*; - crash of Hawker Siddeley 125 into E Block, Vauxhall Motors, Kimpton Road, Luton [see also FSD/PC 9]*; - fire at Stitcher’s Supermarket, Market Square, Biggleswade*; - destruction by fire of Clifton sports field pavilion*; - fire caused by vandals at Houghton Regis Primary School; - new 400 gallon Dennis WT (reg.no.NTM 336 H) at Leighton Buzzard Fire Station*; - fire at Harlington Scout Hut, possibly arson*; - fire at Bedford Arms PH, Souldrop [see also FSD/PC 11/1-2]*; - fire in thatched roof of Three Tuns PH, Arlesey; - fire at Swan Hotel, Bedford*; - photograph of twelve unnamed Biggleswade firemen in gasmasks with their open top Dennis pump at Church Street Fire Station, 1937*; - use of horse drawn steam pump for FSNBF flag day in Luton, photograph of pump and Fm Bob Merrion*; - fire at C15 workhouse, due for demolition, in Oakley*; - second and third fires at Broadway Club, Bedford [see also FSD/PC 10 and 27]*; - fire at thatched cottage, 2 High Street, Silsoe*; - fire at 92 South Street, Leighton Buzzard*; - photo-montage of 23 firemen of Bedford Fire Brigade, 1920: R S Northwood, Chief Officer Corby, T Perkins, H Feazey, C Plumb, J Grice, E Hopkins, C Dixon, F Burton, A Nutting, K Wilmer, J Stock, W Mead, J Stevens, A Edmond, P W Northwood, B Sherman, J Ashwell, T G Northwood, F Kingston, W Davy, B Perrin and B Coy*; - article on Fire Research Station in one of the airship hangers at RAF Cardington*.

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Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service,
Bedford Modern School,
Vauxhall Motors,
Vauxhall Motors Limited,
Merrion, Bob,
Northwood, Reginald Sydney,
Corby,
Perkins, T,
Feazey, H,
Plumb, C,
Grice, J.,
Hopkins, E,
Dixon, C,
Burton, F,
Nutting, A,
Wilmer, K,
Stock, J,
Mead, W,
Stevens, J,
Edmond, A,
Northwood, P.W.,
Sherman, B,
Ashwell, J,
Northwood, Thomas George,
Kingston, F.,
Davy, W,
Perrrin, B,
Coy, Bert

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