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Object of the Month – April 2020

Adoration of the Shepherds pen & ink with chalk drawing…

Timeline of 19th century Fire-Fighting

1826 Gold Street Maltings, Shrove Tuesday (see also fire…

Early 20th Century Fire Fighting Timeline

1900 Radwinter Great Chesterford – Fire at the…

Mid-20th Century Fire Fighting Timeline

During the Second World War, there was obviously an additional…

Easton Lodge (major fires in 1847 & 1918)

The gardens, grounds and estate of Easton Lodge, Little Easton,…

Post-War & Modern-Day Fire Fighting Timeline

Scrapbook of the time prepared by Chris Phillipson covering…

The Great Fire at Little Chesterford

On the 7th April 1914, a fire broke out at Bordeaux farm…

“A brigade second to none, but often fighting a losing battle” Late 19th Century – 1930s

The fire brigades struggled to contain many of the fires they…

Rose & Crown Hotel (1969)

Boxing Day 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the tragic fire,…
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