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1935 Austin Litchfield Warden Street Fireparty Car
1935 Austin Litchfield A.R.P.Warden Street Fireparty Car.
(Photographed back in 1991 at the Southampton Fire Engine and Vintage Vehicle Show).
This 1935 Austin/Litchfield car might not be concidered as a fire engine,but this rare car was
converted in 1940 by members of the A12 Air Raid Wardens Post in Clacton-on-Sea,Essex
as a 'Street Fire Party Car' equipped with ladders,front mounted hand operated pump,axes,
other assortment of hand tools,and even a dustbin lid for extinguishing incendiary bombs.
The 1935 Austin A.R.P. car was used throughout the Second World War by the civil defence
in Clacton-on-Sea, and now having been fully restored its still I beleave being displayed at
rallies and fire engine shows throughout the UK each year.
1935 Austin Litchfield A.R.P.Warden Street Fireparty Car.
(Photographed back in 1991 at the Southampton Fire Engine and Vintage Vehicle Show).
This 1935 Austin/Litchfield car might not be concidered as a fire engine,but this rare car was
converted in 1940 by members of the A12 Air Raid Wardens Post in Clacton-on-Sea,Essex
as a 'Street Fire Party Car' equipped with ladders,front mounted hand operated pump,axes,
other assortment of hand tools,and even a dustbin lid for extinguishing incendiary bombs.
The 1935 Austin A.R.P. car was used throughout the Second World War by the civil defence
in Clacton-on-Sea, and now having been fully restored its still I beleave being displayed at
rallies and fire engine shows throughout the UK each year.
Grant,what alot of people don't realise,and what I think might be worth a mention is that before the outbreak of war-1939,and during the early years,many small country villages would muster
and form there own firefighting unit.This might be using the local taxi,builders van,lorry,or even the local village/town vicars hearse.As
portable trailor pumps become more available, these would be towed by some of the most unusable
configuration of wartime vehicles,many being of
course housed just in barns/out-houses,etc.
By 1942/43 with the forming of the AFS,then the
NFS all types of government issued appliances were distributed throughout the United Kindom.
Many of these Home Office appliances went to the
many organized fire brigades at the time,but many
would eventually be operated by many of these
local small communities.From 1948,when the NFS
was disbanded and local authorities came back
into being,many of the pre-war local village
brigades that had been formed were actually to
be included in the local county restucture.This
is how many brigades today have so many retained
stations in there counties.It all stems from the
early volunteer self-formed village fire brigade.
Added by Pete Matten on 31 March 2009.
and form there own firefighting unit.This might be using the local taxi,builders van,lorry,or even the local village/town vicars hearse.As
portable trailor pumps become more available, these would be towed by some of the most unusable
configuration of wartime vehicles,many being of
course housed just in barns/out-houses,etc.
By 1942/43 with the forming of the AFS,then the
NFS all types of government issued appliances were distributed throughout the United Kindom.
Many of these Home Office appliances went to the
many organized fire brigades at the time,but many
would eventually be operated by many of these
local small communities.From 1948,when the NFS
was disbanded and local authorities came back
into being,many of the pre-war local village
brigades that had been formed were actually to
be included in the local county restucture.This
is how many brigades today have so many retained
stations in there counties.It all stems from the
early volunteer self-formed village fire brigade.
Added by Pete Matten on 31 March 2009.
Pete its good you are keeping people informed. I was on an FBS visit to Strathclyde in august last year in the Oban area where we visited some of the volunteer units at Dalmally, Ardfern etc. They are using mercedes van light fire pumps with angloco or e-one bodies but before that they only had wooden sheds with basic gear in them.LoL
Added by Grant Melville on 31 March 2009.
Added by Grant Melville on 31 March 2009.
This was owned by Mr Len Barr of Malesbury Wiltshire in the 80s.and was taken to many shows.
Added by Graham Wells on 15 June 2015.
Added by Graham Wells on 15 June 2015.
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Added by Grant Melville on 31 March 2009.