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Description: | The collection relates entirely to fire defence in Wiltshire, from the time of the village manual fire pumps of the 18th century to the modern and well-equipped fire-fighters of the County service today. It includes large items such as eight manual fire engines, modern motor appliances and a fireman's pole; and smaller objects including buckets, hoses, breathing apparatus, helmets and fire extinguishers.
There is a wheeled fire escape on loan from Marlborough Town Council and the Avebury village manual pump c.1807, which it on loan to the Fires Service Technical College, Moreton in the Marsh. | Subjects: | Social History | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Manor House
Potterne
Devizes,
SN10 5PP | FAX: | 01380 727 000 | Telephone: | 01380 731 108 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2467 | Go to resource |
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