Andover Volunteer Fire Brigade circa 1904
The second photograph shows the crew outside of the New Fire
Station which replaced the old timber building, the equipment
is more up to date and includes a Steamer bought in 1901.
It was scheduled for delivery in 1901 but was late arriving
with the unfortunate consequence that the fire on Easter Monday
1901 destroyed a range of buildings and made about eighty
children and their parents homeless. It also pushed the council
towards what was in those days a modern and up to date innovation
to alert the brigade using the General Post Office Phone System.
The names of those firemen and civilian 'drivers' pictured
here are not recorded on this photograph
if you can help with names or details please contact me.
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