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AR124
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- 1961 - 1962 (Creation)
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1 vol
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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.
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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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GB-352-ar124
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Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015