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Two Ex Somerset Dennis F28's taken in Wells
Two Ex Somerset Dennis F28's taken in Wells on 4.5.09
Rear shot of 703LYA and 22FYD parked near Wells Cathedral on 04.05.09. One of my favourite pictures that I took on the day becuase its almost like turning the clock back and the two appliances are parked there on a shout.
Two Ex Somerset Dennis F28's taken in Wells on 4.5.09
Rear shot of 703LYA and 22FYD parked near Wells Cathedral on 04.05.09. One of my favourite pictures that I took on the day becuase its almost like turning the clock back and the two appliances are parked there on a shout.
I couldn't agree more Paul and Paul. One classic Dennis is great, two is more than twice as good!
Interesting to see such variation between two appliances of the same model - easy to see why Dennis's are often mis-identified.
Added by Chris Wood on 10 May 2009.
Interesting to see such variation between two appliances of the same model - easy to see why Dennis's are often mis-identified.
Added by Chris Wood on 10 May 2009.
Paul, your explanation of this photo is spot on! I've been looking at it for so long and have been lost in memories of my own, which is what this site is all about. I love the timber Ajax ladders, the typical chromed spotlights and power cable reels, and the easy ase-end work site with limited gauges sufficient to keep any proficient pump operator in the picture,,,,
Added by Pavel Zaremba on 23 May 2009.
Added by Pavel Zaremba on 23 May 2009.
This shot reminds me of a distinctive F24 Dennis factory demonstrator I saw one day in the drill yard at Darlington's old Borough Road Fire Station in 1958. It was being shown to an interested group of officers and firemen, so I quietly sidled up to take a look.
It had one side clad in unpainted aluminium with roller shutters and a bi-fold crew cab door, with the hose reel inside the locker above the wheel arch. The other side was painted red, with slam lockers, a hinged door and the hose reel in an open box behind the rear wheel arch.
It also had both a "Highway Patrol" siren and a bell, and demonstrating the siren seemed to be the star attraction at that moment.
I have since often wondered what happened to it, and whether it was ever sold "as is" to a brigade, or reworked so that its bodywork was consistent on both sides before it got sold...
Can any of our Dennis experts track this one down? I imagine it must have been unique.
Added by Rob Johnson on 01 August 2017.
It had one side clad in unpainted aluminium with roller shutters and a bi-fold crew cab door, with the hose reel inside the locker above the wheel arch. The other side was painted red, with slam lockers, a hinged door and the hose reel in an open box behind the rear wheel arch.
It also had both a "Highway Patrol" siren and a bell, and demonstrating the siren seemed to be the star attraction at that moment.
I have since often wondered what happened to it, and whether it was ever sold "as is" to a brigade, or reworked so that its bodywork was consistent on both sides before it got sold...
Can any of our Dennis experts track this one down? I imagine it must have been unique.
Added by Rob Johnson on 01 August 2017.
Probably 101F24A ordered by Grimsby F.B, but not accepted, built to WPO 40975, then used as a demonstrator, re-configured to WPO 41421 and issued to Cape Hill Brewery F.B.on 4/3/1959, registered KJV 664.
Added by M.West on 02 August 2017.
Added by M.West on 02 August 2017.
And then fitted with a 'cherry picker' cage by the brewery...this was removed when the appliance was sold into preservation.
Added by Rick Loudon on 05 August 2017.
Added by Rick Loudon on 05 August 2017.
Dennis
Added by Paul Warnock on 10 May 2009.