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1 - Gasometer under construction, Wisbech
2 - Gasometer under construction, Wisbech
3 - Gasometer, Wisbech
4 - Gasworks construction
5 - Gas stand
6 - Eastern Gas float
7 - Eastern Gas machinery
8 - Gas works, Chase Street, Wisbech
9A - Eastern Gas display
9B - Eastern Gas display
10A - Eastern Gas purifier
10B - Eastern Gas purifier
11 - Laying gas main, West Street, Wisbech
12 - Metal box gas meter
13A - Eastern Gas machinery
13B - Eastern Gas (small building)
14 - Eastern Gas display
15 - Cleaning up after house fire
16 - Fire brigade on the Market Place, Wisbech
17 - Fire brigade outside their Horsefair station, Wisbech
18 - Fire engine, North Brink, Wisbech
19 - English's fire, Wisbech
20 - Preparing to fire 'the bomb', Cattle Market, Wisbech
21B - Fire engine display, Wisbech
21C - Fire engine display, Wisbech
21E - Fire engine display, Wisbech
22 - Opening the fire station, Horsefair, Wisbech
23 - Crabtree's Garage fire
24A - Coales & Chilvers fire
24C - Coales & Chilvers fire
25 - Mr Riches, ratcatcher, with Council officials and large pile of dead rats
26 - Motor dust cart
27 - Road roller
28 - Road sweeper, Borough of Wisbech
29 - Welfare clinic.
30 - British United War Relief Society USA Ambulance
31 - Sorting office
32 - Sorting office (including Mr G. Rutter, postmaster, and Harry Martin)
34 - Johnson's fire, Wisbech
37 - Coke queue at gas works
38A - Crabtree's Garage fire, Wisbech
38B - Crabtree's Garage fire, Church Terrace, Wisbech
38C - Crabtree's Garage fire, Church Terrace, Wisbech
39 - Presentment of Queen's medal to Superintendent Beard
40 - Grave digger
41 - Electricity wiremen
42 - Corner Café fire - spectators
43 - Nurse (Miss Stacey) reads to evacuees (newspaper cutting)
44A - St Johns Ambulance hut
44B - St Johns Ambulance hut
45 - St Johns Ambulance brigade
46 - Alf Riches, Ratcatcher (or Joe Riches). Alfred Earnest Riches worked for Wisbech Council and also exterminated nests. Information (Mrs Matthews, granddaughter of Mr Riches. Further photographs can be supplied, at 4 Jeffrey Avenue). Another family member said it was Joe, Alf's brother. Photograph temporarily removed.
47 - Mayor of Wisbech on fire engine (Vivien)
48 - Police Borough inspection, Wisbech
49 - Electricity workmen on Wisbech Horsefair
50 - Sorting office
51 - Fire brigade inspection, Wisbech
52 - Water workers laying drainage pipes
53 - Fire engine, Wisbech
54 - Fire brigade demonstration
55 - Fire engine
56 - Excavation of sewer - Townsend Road
57 - Distribution of gifts of food from the Dominions
58 - Telegram boy
59 - Post Office 'at home', Wisbech
60 - Fire at Travis & Arnold, Sutton Bridge
61 - Borough inspection at police station in Somers Road, Wisbech
62A - Gas works, Wisbech
62B - Gas works, Wisbech
63A - Fire station opening
63B - Fire station opening
63C - Fire station opening
65 - Crabtree's fire, Wisbech
66B - Eastern Gas Board (view of broken crane)
66C - Eastern Gas Board (view of broken crane)
67 - Gas works employees, Leverington Road, Wisbech
69 - Coke queue at gas works
70 - Fire engine. Mayoress speaking.
71 - Fire station interior showing engines
72 - New fire engine
73 - New fire engine
74 - New fire engine
75 - Gasworks
76 - Gasworks
77 - Gasworks
78 - Motor Ambulance with group of men
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