| Picture No: | 7141 | Courtesy of: | Pete Matten | Year: | 1985 |
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1939 Dennis ' Light Four/New World 'Fire Engine.
This is a 1939 Dennis Light Four/New World bodywork fire engine (reg BPM 212) new to Hurstpierpoint Parish Fire Brigade and then Cuckfield Rural Council Brigade before emalgamation in 1948 to the East Sussex Fire Brigade.This appliance saw service well into the late 1950's before going out of service and then finally put into presevation,and is in actual fact one of three such Dennis Light Four's from East Sussex still in presevation today that I know of.The others being BPM 213 which was based at Turners Hill,and the other,BPN 698 being based at Newhaven (I have photo's) Fire Station.
Picture Added on 30 March 2008.
Comments
Pat_R-B, yes that is correct.picture #7825 now on site shows this appliance
on last years London-to-Brighton historic commercial vehicle run with all
the firies on board in their brass helmets on a day out to the seaside.
Added by Pete Matten on 01 May 2008.
on last years London-to-Brighton historic commercial vehicle run with all
the firies on board in their brass helmets on a day out to the seaside.
Added by Pete Matten on 01 May 2008.
I think "Sedan Body" might describe it, on this side of the Atlantic.
I take it that "New World" meant the crew's seats were inside the body, versus the older way of having them perched on the outside of the engine ?
Regards,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat_R-B on 01 April 2008.