Historic Photos

East Sussex, Wadhurst early 1980's This picture shows the two machines stationed at Wadhurst in the early 1980's. The D series Dennis N...

East Sussex - Wadhurst NNJ282M This D series Dennis was stationed at Wadhurst for most of it's working life. Call sign Lima 15, Had...

Shand Mason Steam Fire Engine Shand Mason Steam Fire Engine "Welbeck Abbey" undergoing restoration at the Museum of Fire, Edinburg...

Merryweather Steam Fire Engine Merryweather Steam Fire Engine "Tullis Russell" Museum of fire, Edinburgh 27th September 2009

RFS132 at Tyne Tees run 1987. Broadside view of RFS132 at Gypsy Green stadium at the end of the Tyne Tees Run in 1987. See my ear...

Ford WTL at Rye This Ford was new to the Eastbourne fire Brigade in 1973.Then Eastbourne became part of East Sussex ...

Ford at Eastbourne Here is the Ford D that spent the latter part of its life at Rye. Here you can see the crest on the ...

Bedford HCB Angus CSV at Rye. This shot and the one of the Ford were taken around 1985. This Bedford was running as the first away...

Dennis Jag.1971 This is a delivery shot before going on the run. It was one of a batch of 3 WPM 556J Battle, Heathfi...

Rye's crashed Dennis. This is what can and did happen to the Dennis at Rye on a bend in between Rye and Camber whilst goin...

Rye's Dennis back on its wheels Here is the Dennis being put back onto its wheels after the crash. My dad and all the other FF's who...

Dennis WPM558J at Rye Here you can see just how flimsy the construction is of vehicles, all wood and fibre glass. The cab ...

Fire Engines Photos