Fire Engine Photos

No: 24431 Contributor: George A'court Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom

Castle Cary Fire Station

This retained station was built for Somerset Fire Brigade in 1959. In fact the scars left when the Somerset lettering was removed can be seen. I used to live round the corner from this station when I was a child so I got to see the vehicles based here about the town fairly often. To the best of my knowledge the vehicles based at Castle Cary have been:

YYB763 Dennis F25 WrT 1959 - 1974
YYC316H Bedford TKEL HCB Angus WrT 1974 - 1983
FYC93Y Bedford TK Saxon WrL 1983 - 2000
W266RYB Volvo FL6.14-250 Saxon WrL 2000 - 2007
WA57GXN M.A.N 14.285 J.D.C WrL 2007 - Present

Until recently there was also a Land Rover based here they were:

461FYB 88'' Series II Soft Top 1959 - 1977
SYA887R 88'' Series III Soft Top 1977 - 1999
T521RYA 110'' Defender Station Wagon 1999 - ?

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Here's a question/tasking for you George, where was the old Fire Station in Castle Cary prior to this one? In the Somerset Fire Brigade book there is a photo of the Cary crew stood next to a trailer pump on the back on an ATV. It looks like the Fire Station in the background. Any ideas. I'm not sure and I don't have my records to hand but I seem to remember Cary had another MAN prior to this one. Are you going to Odiham this weekend you just might see a Somerset Dennis F28 Water tender there.

Added by Paul Pickford on 04 August 2010.

I managed to find out roughly where the old fire station was. It was next to the horse pond in a small building with red doors. I will try to finfd the building and get a photo of it if I can next time I visit Castle Cary. I don't know about the second M.A.N but it is possible. I am going to try and go to Odiham on the Saturday so hopefully I might get to see the Dennis which I guess may be 703LYA.

Added by George A'court on 06 August 2010.

I have located the building George mentions on Streetview, but it wouldn't have been large enough to house an ATV and TrP, so I suspect this was an earlier station. It's off Park Street, adjacent to the Horsepond

Added by Kevin Hale on 26 August 2010.

Kevin, could I please purchase from you photo/s of Margate Fire Station from the 1980s with 2 pumps parked on the forecourt??

Added by Roy Moore on 27 December 2016.

Roy - I don't have any pictures of Margate in the 1980s. On my site www.firestations.org.uk there is a picture by Ken Reid that you may be referring to. You will need to contact him regarding purchase of a copy.

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