Prudhoe UDC Fire Brigade

Chariots of Fire

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Prudhoe's man/horse-drawn fire engine was last seen in a Newcastle museum. The whereabouts of the crew is unknown! If you have information, please contact our info desk

Extreme right: Picture taken circa 1956-60 at the old Prudhoe fire station in Oakfield Terrace: (Back row) Mat Hood, Stan Dobson, Stan Rochester, Dougie Mitcheson, Unknown, Jacky Peart: (Front) Charlie Westgarth, Bobby Outerside, Henry Dobson, Mrs Westgarth (Station Admin). Many thanks to Messrs Howard Johnson and Ray Woodhouse for putting names to faces.

"Nostalgia isn't what it was" - Anon.
Pictures from the Prudhoe Heritage collection