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Burton upon Trent Fire Brigade - in words

Firemen on a manual fire engine

A new book gives a fascinating insight into the local history of Burton-upon-Trent. Written by a serving Burton fire fighter, the book is a must for anyone interested in local history...
Sarah takes a look

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Ever wondered what Burton-upon-Trent was like back in the olden days?
Well if you buy Rob Cox's new book The Burton upon Trent Fire Brigade you'll be transported back in time. The book outlines the role of the fire brigade throughout the ages, and the reader also gets a picture of the general history of Burton society as it developed through the ages.

Humble beginnings
The book starts by describing Burton Fire Brigade's humble beginnings of volunteer fire fighters and manual fire engines, and concludes with the brigade's jointure with Staffordshire in the more high-tech year of 1974.

Nostalgia
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The book is filled with nostalgia. We can look back with amazement and compassion at the way our ancestors lived their lives.
And of course it's great to compare the old photos (Fire Station in the 1930s, right) with the same sites as they are in the town today.

Cox paints a picture with words as he describes the way in which people hitched a lift on the back of the manual fire engines as they made there way to the blaze. You can just see the poor so and so's clinging onto the side of the engine for dear life as it races to the fire at top speed.

Two World Wars
The book also gives a real sense of what it would have been like to live through both the First and Second World Wars.
Cox tells the moving tale of the German Zeppelin raid on Burton in World War One, in which the wife of one of the fire fighters was tragically killed.
There is also a intriguing account of Burton's efforts to combat blazing Birmingham and Coventry in the Blitz of World War 2.

If your interestedin local history then this book is a must.
You can order your copy by emailing the author at [email protected]
Or visit Ottakars Book Shop in Coopers Square, Burton on Trent, where the book is priced at £9.99.

Sarah Williams

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