Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WW2/AR/LA/L1
  • Title
    Album 1. Includes photographs of training, displays, presentations and competitions of Air Raid Precautions (Civil Defence) Luton Division
  • Date free text
    1952-1955
  • Production date
    From: 1952 To: 1955
  • Scope and Content
    Summer 1952 - Winter 1955 pg.1-3 - Group photos, Luton Civil Defence Club outing, Summer 1952 pg.4-6 - Rescue section exercises, 1953 pg.7 - Warden instructors' training, 1953 pg.8 - Offficial opening of Civil Defence H.Q. 75 Guilford street, Autumn 1953. Left-shows Sir John Hodsoll, Sir John Burgoyne, Sir Herbert Janes, Mr H.A. Bingley, Brig.L.C. Bell, Mr A.D. Harvey, Colonel A.J. Mander. Right-shows Sir Herbet meeting staff of C.D.H.Q pg.9 - Skefko ball bearing co. Ltd., Civil defence team pg.10 - Exercise Askey, showing Luton Airport and various parts of the town, 1954 pg.11-13 - Rescue exercise Askey, 1954 pg.14 - Exercise challenge final, Ambulance section, presentation, 1954 pg.15 - Cadets procession, Civil Defence Tattoo - Popes Meadow, Luton, 9th October 1954 pg.16-17 - Civil Defence Tattoo rescue teams pg.18-22 - Civil Defence Tattoo - police cadets, spectators, home guard, fire service, motor cyclist, 1954 pg.23 - Civil Defence Tattoo, finale, 9th October 1954 pg.24 - Group photo on the steps of Vauxhall Motors main officies, Kimpton road, Luton - featuring Alderman Colonel A.J. Mander, J.P., O.B.E, Chairman of Luton Council's C.D. committee; C.N. Ryan, Esq., C.B., C.M.G, D.S.O, Assitant under Secretery of State, A. Wilkinson, Esq., C.D. Officer for Bedfordshire; C. Stimson, Esq., Assistant Secretary of Vauxhall Motos Ltd.; General Sir Sidney Kirkman, G.C.B., K.B.E., M.C., the Director General of Civil Defence for the UK; G.E. Neville, Esq., Vauxhall's Fire Chief; J.R. Pearson, Esq., O.B.E., Director and Executive assitant to the Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd., H.A. Bingley, Esq., Principle officer for Civil Defence, Home Office Eastern Region, Cambridge; W.E. Hill, Esq., Mnanging Director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd.; Brigadier L.C. Bell, M.C., A.M.I.E.E., Luton Council's C.D. officer; R.M. North, Esq., Home Office, R.N.W. Wellings, Vauxhall's Chief Security and Civil Defence Control officer, and A.W. Laskey, Esq., Assistant Mnanaging Director, Vauxhall Motors Ltd. pg.25 - shows Mr H.A. Bingley, Mr G.E. Neville, Mr C.N. Ryan, the Director General with Mr A. Butterfield in background right pg.26 - Taken in K block, left to right shows: A. Snell of Vauxhall Motors C.D. Services, H.A. Bingley, A. Wilkinson, L.C. Bell, the Director General, A.J. Mander, and R. Wellings.. pg.27 - Taken in H block showing C.N. Ryan, A. Butterfield, The Director General, R. Wellings, G.E. Neville, R.M. North and H.A. Bingley watching operation of scrap metal baling press pg.28 - K block showing the Director General with A. Butterfield, Vauxhall's Cheif of Factory Visits, looking as passanger car assembly line pg.29 - Shows Director General with Ralph Wellings, Vauxhall Motors' Civil Defense Controller, about to enter Lecture Room 1 of the Vauxhall Motors Civil Defence Training HQ pg.30 - Shows Alderman Colonel A.J. Mander, Brigadier L.C. Bell, Director General and R. Wellings looking at tactical table in Lecture room 1 of Vauxhall Motors C.D. Training HQ, with A. Wilkinson in background pg.31 - Shows R. Wellings, Director General, C. Stimson and Mr. Oliver, Vauxhall C.D. Adminstrative assistant pg.32 - Vauxhall Motors fire station, Luton factory, showing left to right; A.J. Mander, A. Wilkinson, H.A. Bingley, C.N. Ryan, L.C. Bell, R. Wellings, R.M. North, G.E. Neville, A. Butterfield and the Director General pg.33 - shows C.N. Ryan, G.E. Neville and Director General at Vauxhall Motors Luton Fire Station (back of A.J. Mander on far left) pg.34 - left to right: W.J. Malster Deputy Chief of Bedordshire Fire Service, J. Danes station officer Dunstable, R. Wellings, The Director General, E.R.T. Stanford Chief officer of Bedfordshire Fire Service, and G.E. Neville pg.35 - Shows Miss D. Clarke, Instructor, Luton C.D. Corps; Mrs Anderson, W.V.S.; L.C. Bell; Mrs M.G. Hammond, W.V.S.; the Director General; Mrs M. Wheatley, W.V.S. pg.36 - shows R. Wellings, L.C. Bell, Vernon Rowlands of Central Office of Information, Cambridge; Director General, A. Wilkinson, T.B. Pabst, Vauxhall Motors Plant Deparment Staff and member of Luton C.D. Corps; Miss J. Tobin, Luton C.D. Corps staf; H.W. Green, Chairman of Luton C.D. Club; D. Allister, General HQ and Warden's Instructor, Vauxhall bomb reconnaissance Officer, Vauxhall Motors C.D. services, Dunstable, and member of Warden's sections Luton C.D. Corps; Miss M. Allen, Miss J. Sirett, Luto n C.D. staff, and Miss J. Copes of Bedfordshire C.D. staff pg.37 - Shows R. Wellings; the Director General; R. Moggridge, Vauxhall C.D. Services; A.J. Connell of Hunting Percival Aircraft Co. Ltd's C.D., Luton; A.R. (Pat) Neale, of Vauxhall Motors C.D. Services and an elected worker's representative on the Vauxhall Motors Ltd's Management advisory committee; A.W. Messenger of Davis Gas Stove Co. Ltd's C.D., Luton; and W.H. Barnes of Eastern Electricity Board's C.D. Luton pg.38 - Shows L.C. Bell, R. Wellings, Director General, Councillor W. Palmer, Chaiman of Dunstable C.D. Committee, and H.G. Woods, Superintendent, Bedfordshire Constanularly, Dunstable pg.39 - Shows Director General, L.C. Bell, Mr G. Smith, Electrolux Ltd., Luton, Chairman of Luton Joint Industrial C.D. Committee, Mr J. Blackwell, Instructor, Electrolux Ltd. pg.40-41 - Shows part of a large audience at a talk given by the Director General in Weekly Staff Dining Room, Vauxhalll Motors, Luton, in the evening pg.42 - Shows Director General speaking in an evening meeting in the Weekly Staff Dining Room, Vauxhall Motors Luton. On platform left to right: R.M. North, A.J. Mander, C.N. Ryan, HA.A Bingley, C. Stimson, The Director General, behind is L.C. Bell. On extreme right front row is Mr G.C. Welby, Sales Director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd., and R. Wellings pg.43 - Shows visit to the C.D. H.Q. by members of the council - Alderman Hickman and Matthews. Left shows emergency feeding exhibit featuring Mrs M. Hammond, C.D. Instructor, showing visitors the boiling or frying plate of the improvised cooker. Left ti right are; Cllr. J.I. Macdonald, Chairman of the C.D. Committee, the Mayor of Luton, Ald. E.K. Hickmann, L.C. Bell, M.C., the Deputy Mayor, Ald. George L. Matthews, and Mrs E.L. Ford, a C.D. Corps (welfare section) Volunteer - 14th November 1955 pg.44 - shows visit to the C.D. H.Q. by members of the council pg.45 - Exercise "Challenge", Cambridge, 1955 pg.46 - shows visit to the C.D. H.Q. by members of the council pg.47 - Second Round of Regional Exercise "Challenge" Industrial Section, showing Vauxhall Motors C.D. Rescue Team, Cambridge, 19th June 1955. Showing Messrs. Les Swannell, George Pearce and Arthur Jarvis pg.48 - Exercise "Challenge" Warden Section, Cambridge, 1955 pg.49-53 - Rescue Section Christmas party, 1955 pg.54 - C.D. department staff at Christmas party, 1955
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