Collection AR124 - Woodside Fire Station: Occurrence Book

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AR124

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Woodside Fire Station: Occurrence Book

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  • 1961 - 1962 (Creation)

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1 vol

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(1961)

Administrative history

Mr Albert Riddle, late husband of the donor, was formerly a fireman posted from training school to Woodside in 1961.

At the time Woodside was one of the four fire stations that made up the Croydon Fire Brigade. They were

No 1 station, Old Town, Croydon (HQ)

No 2 station, Long Lane, Woodside

No 3 station, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath

No 4 station, Lodge Lane, New Addington

Plus No 5 station which was the Auxiliary fire station attached to No 1 station at Old Town.

Croydon Fire Brigade was merged into the London Fire Brigade in 1965.

Archival history

Albert Riddle, the late husband of the donor, saved this book from a number being thrown out because it dated from the time that he joined the Fire Brigade.

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Accession Number: A779

Woodside Fire Station: Occurrence Book

Croydon Fire Brigade occurrence book for Woodside Fire Station, Monday 23rd October 1961 to Wednesday 11th April 1962.

Item date: 1961 - 1962

Accession date: 09/07/2004

Administrative history: Mr Albert Riddle, late husband of the donor, was formerly a fireman posted from training school to Woodside in 1961.

At the time Woodside was one of the four fire stations that made up the Croydon Fire Brigade. They were

No 1 station, Old Town, Croydon (HQ)

No 2 station, Long Lane, Woodside

No 3 station, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath

No 4 station, Lodge Lane, New Addington

Plus No 5 station which was the Auxiliary fire station attached to No 1 station at Old Town.

Croydon Fire Brigade was merged into the London Fire Brigade in 1965.

Two standard abbreviations appear throughout the text:

P = Pump

PE = Pump Escape

Custodial history: Albert Riddle, the late husband of the donor, saved this book from a number being thrown out because it dated from the time that he joined the Fire Brigade.

Acquisition terms: The volume was passed to Mr Hunt, himself a former fireman, with the express wish that it be deposited here.

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Croydon Fire Brigade occurrence book for Woodside Fire Station, Monday 23rd October 1961 to Wednesday 11th April 1962.

Two standard abbreviations appear throughout the text:

P = Pump

PE = Pump Escape

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  • English

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GB-352-ar124

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24/06/2015

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