Rayleigh Firestation
Snaps from the 60s
Material kindly supplied by Andrew Hart
The Rayleigh Fire Service has a long and honourable history. Below are some of the photographs from the collection of the late Jeff Hart, officer in charge from the late 1950s until his retirement.
The collection also contains a log book going back to before WW2. This records occasions on which Rayleigh firemen were called upon to help put out fires caused by German bombing as far away as London Docks.
Andrew Hart, Jeff's son, hopes to be able to lodge the material with the Essex Fire Brigade Museum at Grays. This holds comprehensive material and artifacts recording the invaluable work of brave firefighters from all over the county.
Slideshow:
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See also Rayleigh Firemen Bailed out Canvey on this site.