Newport Pagnell Fire Service 1855+

This horse drawn steam Fire Engine was presented to the town of Newport Pagnell by a Mr. Taylor of Lovat Bank.
The "Lovat" as it became known, was one of the last of it's type to be built. The first self-propelled petrol motor Fire Engine has delivered by the same company Merryweather & Sons Ltd, as early as 1904.
Asthe Lovat carried no water, steam power was used to draw water from natural sources and pump it through the hoses under pressure and was capable of throwing a powerful jet over 150ft(45.7m) at a pressure of 100lb/sq.in(7.03kgf/cm2)
The first recorded use of this Engine by the newport Pagnell Fire Brigade was to a fire at the Unionist Working Mens Club.
The Engine remained in service until 1939 and was presented to The Stacey Hill Collection, Wolverton in 1974.




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		MERRYWEATHER FIRE ENGINE 1912
In 1938 a Parkard Motor car with towing attachment was acquired and a Beresford Trailer shortly afterwards.Then during 1939 a Terraplane car was added to the fleet and also towed another Beresford. By this time it was becoming obvious that the Station in the High Street was not able to accommodate the amount of new vehicles that had been acquired or the increasing number of Firemen using it which included members of the Auxiliary Fire Service which the Government had introduced.		MERRYWEATHER FIRE ENGINE 1912
		This horse drawn steam Fire Engine was presented to the town of Newport Pagnell by a Mr. Taylor of Lovat Bank. The "Lovat" as it became known, was one of the last of it's type to be built. The first self-propelled petrol motor Fire Engine has delivered by the same company Merryweather & Sons Ltd, as early as 1904. Asthe Lovat carried no water, steam power was used to draw water from natural sources and pump it through the hoses under pressure and was capable of throwing a powerful jet over 150ft(45.7m) at a pressure of 100lb/sq.in(7.03kgf/cm2) The first recorded use of this Engine by the newport Pagnell Fire Brigade was to a fire at the Unionist Working Mens Club. The Engine remained in service until 1939 and was presented to The Stacey Hill Collection, Wolverton in 1974.

NEWPORT PAGNELL FIRE BRIGADE