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RefNo | PP/WSL/P002216 |
Short title | Paddockhurst firemen on their horse drawn cart named 'Kitchener', Turners Hill |
Full description | Paddockhurst firemen on their horse drawn cart named 'Kitchener', Turners Hill. The cart, made by Merryweather of London, has a water pump on the back. The firemen are standing on the cart in their uniforms and shiny helmets. They are in front of a brick building with a tiled roof and timber framed extension, now known as Worth Abbey School. The fireman standing third from left with a should braid and moustache is Captain John Richardson 1864-1942 who was in charge of Paddockhurst fire brigade throughout its entire existence from 1890 to 1932, then took over command of Turners hill Fire Brigade upon its formation. |
Date | c1910 |
Period | Edwardian & After |
Period dates | 22 Jan 1901-4 Aug 1914 |
Format | Photograph |
Owner | West Sussex County Council Library Service |
Subject | Transport/Road/Horse-Drawn |
Emergency Services/Fire Brigade |
Social & Family Issues/Men |
Clothing/Uniform |
Architecture/Structure/Brick |
Architecture/Structure/Timber Framed |
Architecture/Cladding/Roofs/Tile |
Animals (Domestic & Captive)/Horses |
Architecture/Structure/Timber Framed/Jetties |
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Places
Place Entry | Code |
/Turners Hill/Worth//West Sussex | NA357 |
/Worth//West Sussex | NA545 |