Fire Service in Faringdon
19th century
Managed by the Vestry(pdf), appliance was  possibly kept in the building on Church St.

1905/1914     
Manual appliance housed under Old Town Hall

1930s             
1st motorised appliance, garaged at Bromsgrove and managed by Faringdon RDC

1943-1961     
Under Marlborough House, Marlborough St. Part of the National Fire Service til 1948, then Berkshire County Council until 1974

1974 to present day     
1st purpose built fire station, 6 Station Road, Oxfordshire County Council

The Fire Brigade used a hand pump, towed by horses, for many years. 14 men were needed to operate it.

In the 1920s the hand pump was replaced by a mechanical pump which was towed by a lorry ( breakdown lorry from Ann's garage). The first motorised vehicle and personnel carrier was bought in 1930s.

Faringdon Firemen were sent to London, Southampton, Bristol, Exeter,Coventry, during the Blitz.
​Faringdon Advertiser 4th August 1900 (pdf)
Changing faces of Faringdon, Book 3  1900 -1960s (pdf)
Changing Faces Book 3 1972 - 1990s (pdf)
Fire Service by Dave Parsons (pdf)
1937 Fire Service in Faringdon Folly 2008 (pdf)
Faringdon Fire Service 1954 (pdf)
Railway Accident 1890 in Oxford Journal (pdf)
Crown Hotel Fire, January and November 1973 (pdf 2.8 mb) 
Various fires in Faringdon from 1847 to 1936 (pdf 6.6mb) 
Retirement of Firemen 1940 to 1995 (pdf 3.8mb) 
London St Fire 1963 (pdf 2.8mb)