History of the Fire Service
The 1882 22-man manual pump at the celebrations of the centenary of the
Wymondham Fire Service in September 1982
In 1882 a local Volunteer Fire Service was formed with Mr Edward B Pomeroy as Captain. The Fire Station was built in 1883 in Market Street with funding from Mrs Clarke. It was opened in January 1884.
Wymondham Fire Station in Market Street in 1905
A 22-man manual pump engine was provided which had a capacity of 100 gallons per minute to a height of 120 feet. Originally the pump engine was horse-drawn but in later times the pump was towed by a Renault 24 horse power breakdown truck owned by Semmence's Garage.
The 1935 Dennis 'Ace' Fire Engine
The manual pump remained in service until it was replaced in 1935 by a motorised Dennis 'Ace' fire engine, funded at a cost of £917 by the new Wymondham Urban District Council.
Another picture of the 1935 Fire Engine and Crew
At this time the Volunteer Fire Service was renamed the Wymondham Fire Brigade. The new fire engine had a self-propelled pump capacity of 350-450 gallons per minute. It remained in service until 1956.
The Wymondham Fire Service at a training session in 1942
Frank Elkins was the Brigade's Chief Officer from 1941 to 1948. In 1967 a new fire station was opened on London Road. Wymondham has part-time Retained Firemen administered by Norfolk County Council from the County Fire Service Headquarters at Hethersett. Part of the old fire station entrance facade can still be seen at the entrance to the car park in Market Street.
The Old Fire Station Arch in Market Street in about 1985 when it formed the entrance to a car park.
Note the two-way traffic in Market Street before the new traffic system was introduced in 1995.
A view of the Old Fire Station Arch in Market Street in 2002
Acknowledgements: Pictures courtesy Philip Yaxley and others.
The 1882 22-man manual pump at the celebrations of the centenary of the
Wymondham Fire Service in September 1982
In 1882 a local Volunteer Fire Service was formed with Mr Edward B Pomeroy as Captain. The Fire Station was built in 1883 in Market Street with funding from Mrs Clarke. It was opened in January 1884.
Wymondham Fire Station in Market Street in 1905
A 22-man manual pump engine was provided which had a capacity of 100 gallons per minute to a height of 120 feet. Originally the pump engine was horse-drawn but in later times the pump was towed by a Renault 24 horse power breakdown truck owned by Semmence's Garage.
The 1935 Dennis 'Ace' Fire Engine
The manual pump remained in service until it was replaced in 1935 by a motorised Dennis 'Ace' fire engine, funded at a cost of £917 by the new Wymondham Urban District Council.
Another picture of the 1935 Fire Engine and Crew
At this time the Volunteer Fire Service was renamed the Wymondham Fire Brigade. The new fire engine had a self-propelled pump capacity of 350-450 gallons per minute. It remained in service until 1956.
The Wymondham Fire Service at a training session in 1942
Frank Elkins was the Brigade's Chief Officer from 1941 to 1948. In 1967 a new fire station was opened on London Road. Wymondham has part-time Retained Firemen administered by Norfolk County Council from the County Fire Service Headquarters at Hethersett. Part of the old fire station entrance facade can still be seen at the entrance to the car park in Market Street.
The Old Fire Station Arch in Market Street in about 1985 when it formed the entrance to a car park.
Note the two-way traffic in Market Street before the new traffic system was introduced in 1995.
A view of the Old Fire Station Arch in Market Street in 2002
Acknowledgements: Pictures courtesy Philip Yaxley and others.