Fire Brigade and Motorised Engine

The latest addition to the Chesterford Fire Brigade, a motorised version still commanded by Arthur Halls. On 30th May1944 it was used at Chesterford Park when a munitions dump exploded (see IR4 Disaster at the Park, by Janet Clark, available for purchase from the...

Fire Brigade – Manual Fire Engine

In 1931, Mr Arthur Halls was Section Leader of the Chesterford Fire Brigade. The manual engine was an improvement on the old steam engine. It was kept at the Old Engine House on St John’s Cross, opposite the shop and would have been pulled by four horses from...

Fire Brigade Drill Book 1902

National Fire Brigade Union Drill Book from 1902 used by the Chesterford Fire Brigade until it was disbanded in 1955. The inside front cover has a list of names of the fire crew in 1904 when Colonel Stanley was 1st Officer, and the inside back cover from 1931-1955...