Shepherd Street Fire Station
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Opened in 1908 as part of the rapidly growing Fire Brigade.
This station housed a steam pump originally, then the first motorised fire-engine in the borough - 'Mary' arrived in 1920[1]. This had a reported top speed of around 60MPH and bore the registration DY1898[2].
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Shepherd Street Fire Section 1935
References & Notes
- ↑ Hastings and St. Leonards Observer - Saturday 27 October 1934
- ↑ 'Leyland Fire engines 1909-1930' published by the Leyland Society (Peter Simpson - Historical Hastings Facebook group)
