A. Bannock and H.J. Bannock
Dedicated to A. Bannock and H.J. Bannock - Two Generations of Firemen.
A Bannock to the left with his son H J Bannock to the right of the picture.
Arthur Bannock and Henry John Bannock were a father and son who together served in the Brentwood Fire Brigade for over 50 years.
The Brentwood Fire Brigade formed in 1883 and consisted of six men with a horse drawn manual fire engine. The fire station was situated in Back Street, Brentwood and included a mortuary. In 1897 the brigade received its first steam engine courtesy of J.C. Tasker. In 1948, when Essex County Council took over from the National Fire Service, the Brentwood brigade was operating from requisitioned buildings in North Road. The County Council bought the North Road premises in 1952 and built a new fire station there in 1974.
Brentwood Fire Brigade.
Arthur Bannock joined Brentwood Fire Brigade in 1893 shortly after he moves to South Street, Brentwood. In 1921 he participates in the Fire Brigade contests, coming first in the Veterans Drill. The following year 1922 he participates in the Fire Brigade competitions and comes first in the hydrant wet drill for two men with H.C. Southgate. In 1923 a presentation is made to Arthur, who has retired, of a silver-plated mahogany biscuit barrel suitably inscribed for 30 years’ service with the Brigade.
In the photograph Arthur is believed to be the first man on the ladder.
Arthur Bannock.
