A 1925 photograph of Pen-y-bont (Bridgend) Fire Brigade in South Wales. This was a part professional brigade typical of the time. The Mayor, Town Clerk, Clergy and the Town Beadles pose with the town's bemedalled firemen.                                                                                                      (Editor's Collection)

This  handsome 1932 Dennis Limousine Pump of Edinburgh Fire Brigade was one of the very early examples of an enclosed fire appliance. Note the midship-mounted pump and air warning horns.                                                                                                                                        (Editor's Collection)