Date:1940 - 1944 (c.)
Description:Four fire fighters and tender pictured at Longton Fire Station which stood near the junction of Commerce Street and Uttoxeter Road. Note the headlamp dimmers used during blackout in World War II. Jack Underhill, who was in the Auxilliary Fire Service at the time, is the right hand of the two firemen standing on the tender. There is a pottery works in the background.
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Image courtesy of: Mr John Underhill
Donor ref:(55/31546)
Source: Miscellaneous Collection
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