C1 HATTON GARDEN

In the days of Liverpool City Fire Brigade C1 was the famous Hatton Garden station.  Here are a selection of appliances that worked out of that station.

Motor Pump No4, K1690 a Belsize Morris Pump Escape seen in the yard at Hatton garden in 1913.
[From the Merseyside Museum Collection and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F12 PLV415 was seen alongside Dennis F21 T.L. RKB300 at an incident in 1955.
[Copyright picture ~ MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F12 subsequently passed to Kodak in Harrow where it was seen in 1966.
[Copyright picture ~ MF&RS and reproduced with permission.]

Formerly RLV149, Dennis F12 was converted to a Recovery Vehicle in 1969.
[Copyright picture ~ the late Alastair Collins collection via Peter Williams.]

Former Liverpool Dennis F103 Emergency Tender 512CKA seen looking rather forlorn at the end of its service.
Another picture of this appliance appears on the Kirkdale page.
[From the A. Daley collection and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F24 Pump YKD174 was seen in the yard at Hatton Garden, 3 April 1969.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F24 Pump Escape 1785 KC was seen returning from a shout.

Identical appliance 1786KC was also seen outside Hatton Garden, 3 April 1969.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced with permission.]

1786KC was seen in the station yard again on 3 April 1969.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F24 1786KC was seen at Woodside attending a ship fire, but as noted above was based at C1 in Liverpool days.
[Copyright picture ~ J. Murray and reproduced with permission.]

Dennis F44 PKF427F was seen opposite the fire station, 19 August 1972.
[Copyright picture ~ Satis and reproduced with permission.]

VKD957H leaving the station on a shout.

Dennis F44 VKD957H later passed into preservation at the Brigade Musuem.
[Copyright picture ~ K. F. Reid MBE and reproduced with permission.]

Two shots of the full complement of appliances once based at Hatton Garden.
[Copyright picture ~ Andy Daley and reproduced with permission.]

AEC TL KLV605F seen in action.
[Copyright picture ~ Andy Daley and reproduced with permission.]

The old Fire Station on Hatton Garden seen 9 April 2010.

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