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1951 Dennis F12 Pump Escape
This 1951 Dennis F12 (reg-MAH 580) was new to the Norfolk Fire Brigade and served at Kings Lynn until 1968,then moved to the training school at Wymondham.Its unclear when it went out of service but its known to have been in preservation in the Surrey area for many years,also information shows it to have been kept in a barn near Caernarfon in Wales with a preservationist.Look at (picture 22621) taken in 1992 and it shows the appliance also having made its way back home to Norfolk actually on display at the Bressingham Steam Museum.
The appliance is now owned by Chris Wood, but its been sadly negleted over the years (no fault of Chris) and is now only good enough for spares.
I photographed MAH 580 back in her glory days of preservation at an emergency services weekend show at Brooklands Pleasure Park on the A259 between Lancing and Worthing in West Sussex around about 1980.
I'd like to thank Ian Moore,Chris Wood and Andy Middleton for adding some information on this appliances history because I new nothing about the appliance.Having no markings(brigade/badge)made it difficult to research this appliance and I've never come across,or seen this appliance again until now on this site.
Its a shame really that it maybe no longer looks like this,and another part of Dennis's history in fire engine manufacturing gone for ever.
This 1951 Dennis F12 (reg-MAH 580) was new to the Norfolk Fire Brigade and served at Kings Lynn until 1968,then moved to the training school at Wymondham.Its unclear when it went out of service but its known to have been in preservation in the Surrey area for many years,also information shows it to have been kept in a barn near Caernarfon in Wales with a preservationist.Look at (picture 22621) taken in 1992 and it shows the appliance also having made its way back home to Norfolk actually on display at the Bressingham Steam Museum.
The appliance is now owned by Chris Wood, but its been sadly negleted over the years (no fault of Chris) and is now only good enough for spares.
I photographed MAH 580 back in her glory days of preservation at an emergency services weekend show at Brooklands Pleasure Park on the A259 between Lancing and Worthing in West Sussex around about 1980.
I'd like to thank Ian Moore,Chris Wood and Andy Middleton for adding some information on this appliances history because I new nothing about the appliance.Having no markings(brigade/badge)made it difficult to research this appliance and I've never come across,or seen this appliance again until now on this site.
Its a shame really that it maybe no longer looks like this,and another part of Dennis's history in fire engine manufacturing gone for ever.
Pete, would you be able to send Chris a copy of this photo via my email please? Thank you,
Graham
Added by Graham on 27 March 2010.
Graham
Added by Graham on 27 March 2010.
My father owned this pump in the late 1980's when he was in Suffolk fire service he then moved to north wales in 1989 and in about 1991 he sold it to wymondom fire station where it was going to be fully restored. I hope this helps
Added by Kevin Greagsby on 29 February 2016.
Added by Kevin Greagsby on 29 February 2016.
Dennis
Added by Chris Wood on 21 March 2010.