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Description: | This photograph was originally published in a Reading Standard article on the company brigade from 30 October 1909. Eustace Palmer (1878-1931), in the centre of the group, was the eldest son of George William Palmer. Eustace started as an apprentice in 1900 and was elected to the board in 1903. Eustace chaired the Assistant Directors meeting that dealt with day-to-day business, this later became the Chairman's Committee. In 1918 Eustace became Chairman of Huntley, Boorne and Stevens, the Reading tin makers, after Huntley and Palmers acquired it. After ten years as Deputy Chairman of Huntley and Palmers Eustace was elected chairman in 1923 and set up several committees to reduce overhead costs and increase profits. He resigned in June 1926 due to ill health.
In 1862 a biscuit factory fire engine attended a drapery shop fire in Reading Market Place, showing that the factory had its own fire precautions in place. In 1871 Alfred Palmer formalised arrangements and set up the factory fire brigade. The brigade consisted of over 100 men recruited from every department. The factory had an alarm system, hose reels, hydrants and booster pumps and small gear. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) | Subjects: | building social history trade fire services portrait Eustace Palmer | Temporal: | start=1909-10-01; end=1909-10-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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