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fire engine
Accession Number NWHCM : 1951.132
Description
Steam fire engine made by Shand Mason and Company in London in 1880 and purchased in 1881 for the Carrow Works Fire Brigade; a four wheeled engine set on semi-elliptical springs, front axle mounted to a steerable bogie, fittings for horse shafts, driver's seat and foot rest, wooden footboards for the crew, the upper part of the engine is painted red and marked in gold lettering, 'CARROW WORKS FIRE BRIGADE NORWICH'; set of treble pumps, boiler; pumps and pipe-work in brass and copper, is equipped with four jets, a leather hose and accessories, approximately 2 tons, in service until 1945
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This two ton steam fire engine made by Shand Mason and Company of London in 1880 and was purchased a year later for the Carrow Works Fire Brigade in Norwich following a large fire in the mustard packing factory, it remained in service there until 1945. Although normally horse drawn the engine had a special feature which made it perfect for use at the works, it could be loaded onto a float or pontoon to tackle fires in the buildings along the river Wensum propelled along by its four jets at six knots. The Carrow Works were opened by Jeremiah Colman in 1856 where he lived in his house at the very centre of the site, as well as the on site fire brigade the works also had its own dispensary and the first industrial nurses in the county.