Stafford Fire Station, Mill Bank, Stafford

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Date:1950 - 1960 (c.)

Description:View of Stafford Fire Station on Mill Bank. The fire engine to the left is a Leyland FT4A Pump Escape, registration JRE 294. It was delivered to the Stafford Borough Fire Brigade in December 1939 and was christened “Eveline”, after the Mayoress, Councillor Mrs Eveline Joynes, in front of a large crowd, at a public ceremony held in Stafford’s Market Square on New Year’s Day 1940. The fire engine by the fire station bays is a Dennis Pump Escape.

To the right of the picture is the Canteen Van which was staffed by Voluntary Firewomen who drove, prepared and served up meals when attending large fires. If the van was needed at night, bread, milk and other provisions could be collected from Rowlands grocers in Gaol Road.

The fire station was relocated to Lammascote Road in about 1971.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1900s
County Fruit Store, Stafford,
County Fruit Store, Stafford,

Dated 1610, this small, thatched building on Mill Street would have been a typical ...

1950s
Malthouse, Stafford
Malthouse, Stafford

Malthouse on Water Street formerly owned by George Brewster, the builder of the ...

1960s
Aerial View of Stafford,
Aerial View of Stafford,

View of Stafford from the south, with Brunswick Terrace and the offices and workshops ...

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Donor ref:P97.004.0126 (18/697)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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