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Beeston Fire Station -
Like everywhere in the country, fire fighting provision in Beeston evolved from small beginnings, through several stages of more formal stages of development, to become the
highly efficient, well-equipped and professional service we have today. At every stage, dedicated individuals used the resources they had available in the best way they could. This
is the story of this historical development, something about the individuals involved, and the equipment they used.
Early Provision : The need for some provision for fighting fires within communities has been seen as a necessity since very early times. Because of the unpredictable way
in which fires occurred - although when they did, often threatening the wider community - solutions tended to focus on volunteers who would respond when fires occurred using what resources
were available - but which gradually evolved as a community-wide resource. Later, there were attempts, particularly in urban areas, to put this on a more formal - and more efficient - basis
by insurance companies, anxious to reduce their fire losses. Later, fire brigades began to be formed in the biggest cities - notably a brigade formed in Edinburgh in 1824 and another formed
in London in 1833 to merge the earlier initiatives by insurance companies 1.
The resources available for fire fighting in Beeston in the 19th century would have been very basic - including
manually operated 'engines' - not coming near the level of equipment and organisation seen in these larger urban areas - and what there was appears to have been managed by the Local Board but
manned largely by volunteers. By the later part of the 19th century, more coverage began to be available as local factories owners sought to establish their own fire fighting provision
to provide some protection to their property in the event of fire - Pollard's nearby Swiss Mills and the Humber Company's works are among those known to have formed their own brigades
This need for improved provision was highlighted particularly by major fires that had destroyed large parts of Wilkinson's Anglo-Scotian Mills on Wollaton Road in 1886 and 1892. Reports of the
1886 fire were particularly telling - despite all efforts and the "Beeston fire brigade under Capt Twigg (being) quickly on scene" what resources there were totally overwhelmed - "Owing to the
inflammable nature of the stores of silk and other laces .. the efforts of the fire brigade (were) useless. The building is now a perfect wreck. The engines are still playing. The disaster is
ruinous to Beeston". (the photograph above right shows what was left of the building. Click the image to see more.) 3.
The part-time nature of the brigade at that time is illustrated by the career of the then Captain, William Twiggs (1850-1925). The son of a Leicestershire shepherd, Twiggs came to Beeston in about 1874,
having married Mary Ann Bywater, a local girl, in that year 4. During the course of the rest of his life, he held various posts with the Local Board and
its successor, Beeston Urban District Council. In 1881 he was living with his family on Union Street and was employed as the local lamplighter while, as we have seen in the report of the 1886 fire,
was also the Captain of the fire brigade when it was called out. Twigg's continuing versatility is seen in his later local government roles - by 1891 he was serving as the sexton at Beeston Cemetery
and in 1911 he was a labourer for the Urban District Council 5. It is known that this latter role included service as recreation ground keeper as he is
known to be the figure that appears on a postcard of Dovecote Lane recreation ground from about 1910-1920 (see left).
Local Council Provision : Beeston Urban District Council was formed in 1894 under the provisions granted in the Local Government Act of that year. Amongst the various responsibilities assigned
to it by that Act, was fire fighting provision and, to that end, it began to pull-together the various, less formal initiatives that had previously served the community. At this stage, it seems,
what did exist was still dominated by enthusiastic volunteers, although a start was soon made to form a more formal brigade with a core of full-time employees with retained staff - that is, men
employed normally elsewhere who report for duty when an emergency arises - which is the model which continues to this day.
In these early days of the Council, it is believed that what equipment the brigade - probably only manually operated appliances - was housed in a building near the top of Brown Lane (now Station
Road) at the side of what was then the Silk Mill. This building was finally demolished as part of the Tesco redevelopment but will be remembered by many in the later part of its life, when it housed
a Pet Shop.
This early building may have been sufficient for a part-time brigade with very basic equipment but the new Council needed something much better to become the Headquarters for the brigade that it envisaged.
Consequently, in February 1907, it resolved to build a purpose-designed fire station at the top end of Stoney Street, a site that was sufficiently central and close to most of the then village. The building was erected
at a cost of some £346, a sum that it borrowed from The Prudential Assurance Company, repayable over 30 years 6. The Brigade now had a new
Headquarters, now it needed new equipment.
Steam powered fire engines had been used and had greatly improved the efficiency of fire fighting in the large urban centres since the middle of the 19th century and it is therefore not surprising
that in 1892, with the major fire of 1886 still very much in mind, discussion had taken place within the Beeston Board about acquiring a steam powered appliance. Nothing had come of the proposal at the time but
with the reorganisation of the fire brigade being put in place by the new Council, by July 1907, such a purchase was again being actively considered. By January 1908, a tender was accepted from the
Merryweather Company for the supply of its 'Gem' fire engine which, including additional equipment, was purchased for a total of £414 7. This new
engine went into service in Beeston in January 1909; it was capable of pumping 450 gallons per minute with a suction lift of up to 28 feet. The Council - and therefore the community - was now much better served
by a well-manned, well-housed and relatively well-equipped fire brigade - as can be seen from the picture from that era (shown above) which shows a brigade of twelve men - some of whom would be retained
staff - with three others - possibly Council members or official.
As can be seen in the photograph, the engine was pulled at first by two horses - although sometime later a Council vehicle was used to tow it. With the fire station situated just on Stoney Street, when turning out,
there was a need to make a tight turn with the horse-drawn appliance, either right or left, out of Stoney Street, onto the High Road. To alert the public to this likelihood, a street light on the High Road,
opposite the junction with Stoney Street was adapted to light up with the word "Fire" when the Brigade was about to be dispatched. This can be seen clearly on the left of the photograph
(right), just ahead of the mother walking with her child. The entrance to Stoney Street is on the right, opposite the lamp at the junction. It is an indication of how quiet even the main shopping
street in Beeston was that this simple device was deemed sufficient to alert the public 8.
The engine was fitted with a quick steaming boiler, which meant that steam could be raised from cold in approximately seven minutes - although by placing a small gas burner over a prepared fire, the boiler could
be kept warm, enabling steam to be raised in under four minutes. Hot coals would be taken from a coal fire in the engine room and placed on the prepared fire. A hand driven induced draft fan could be used if required
to aid firing when on the move to a fire - belying the popular misconception that steam fire engines could not raise steam quickly. With this ability to respond quickly and to perform well when on site, the
engine was a major step forward for fire-fighting Beeston and quickly demonstrated its worth. In May 1917 it attended a major fire at the Humber works in Beeston - then occupied as a lace factory by Sir Arthur
Black - who wrote to the Council to thank the Brigade for its work. Although it had been a difficult task, the fire had been confined to the main wing of the factory withe a major contribution by Beeston's engine
9. In July 1918, when there was a major explosion and fire at the Chilwell shell filling factory, the engine attended and pumped continuously for three days and nights.
A picture of the Beeston fire brigade from this era may be seen here.
The Merryweather machine provided essentially all fire of Beeston's fire cover for over 20 years until, in April 1929, it was joined by a new Dennis motor appliance 10.
A photograph of both engines together is shown above. This is taken outside a group of buildings on the left at the top of Stoney Street which had been provided for the Brigade as a watch room, on-site accommodation,
offices and training facilities 11. By this time,
Councilors referred to the old steam appliance as "the coffee pot" and, in the following year it was placed on the reserve list. In 1932 it saw service, helping with flood waters which enveloped the lower
part of Beeston, A photograph showing the engine in action on Queens Road, is shown here.
Sometime after 1936, the year when Beeston & Stapleford Urban District Council took over all local services, the Merryweather was disposed of - but, that was by no means the end of her. In 1964 it was found to be
owned by a general dealer in Melton Mowbrey who had purchased twelve fire engines from around the Nottingham district - including the Beeston engine. By that date he had cut up eleven of the engines for scrap, leaving
only the Beeston engine, which remained stored behind his house. The survival of this engine came to the attention of the father of Chris Hutchinson, than an Arnold-based garage owner who purchased the engine, towed it
away on its wheels behind his lorry, from Melton to Arnold. The engine was subsequently restored by the Hutchinson family and, following the death of his father in 1987 is now owned by Chris Hutchinson. who is now in the
process of restoring it again. Pictures of the engine in the years following its first restoration, when it appeared at various events, are
The Years 1938 to 1948 - in 1938, the Fire Brigade Act made it compulsory for borough and district councils to provide fire fighting services and appropriate equipment in their respective areas. As we have seen,
these requirements had been addressed by the local Council for almost 40 years so it is likely that the response required locally was minimal, probable involving a review of its equipment and organisation against the
requirements laid down by the Act.
Of course, the Brigade, played a vital role locally during the 2nd World War, when they would have worked alongside their ARP colleagues and the network of fire watchers that was set up. The
photograph (Right) is clearly from that era, as a pile of sandbags, erected for blast protection, can be seen in front of the buildings to the rear. In 1941, the Beeston brigade,
along with all other fire brigades in the country were nationalised under wartime Emergency Provisions to form the National Fire Service. In 1948, under the terms of the Fire Services Act 1947, fire services were
returned to local authority control - but now under the control of the County Councils and County Borough Councils - consequently, Beeston's fire brigade was now operated by Nottinghamshire County Council.
1948 to the Present Day - as we have seen, all fire brigades in Nottinghamshire were now controlled and operated by Nottinghamshire County Council - except the City of Nottingham Brigade, which was not amalgamated
into the County Fire Service until 1974. Although change and improvement in the service would have progressed during the years that followed, local people would have noticed little change in the way it operated as it continued,
for the time being, to be based at the top of Stoney Street.
A series of photographs, with the associated memories of a Beeston fireman's son, who lived at the Stoney Street site in the early 1950s, may be seen here.
In March 1965, however, a new Fire Station (Shown left) was opened in Beeston, on Station Road at the corner of Middle Street, partly on the site of the old National School. The old site at the top of Stoney Street was
abandoned at that time and subsequently became part of the larger site developed by Sainsburys. The new station served the Beeston area for nearly 45 years but, after coming under the control of the Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service in 1998, it was closed in February 2009. Beeston is now served from the Highfields Fire Station on Hassocks Lane which combines the service previously
provided at the stations in Beeston and in Dunkirk. At the moment (September 2012) the Beeston building stands empty and is expected to be demolished as part of the redevelopment associated with the tram.
The author does not claim any specialist knowledge of the history of the Fire Brigade in Beeston - or, indeed, of the Fire Service in general - but has put together this page from the information and images he has available. In
particular, he acknowledges the help received from Chris Hutchinson who provided images and research relating to the Merryweather engine he now owns. He fully expects that there are people who could add much more and invites
them to contact him to pass on any additional information and/or photographs. All contributions which are used will be acknowledged. Contact him at
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© David Hallam - 2012
"Kama ilivyo kila mahali nchini, huduma ya kuzima moto huko Beeston ilibadilika kutoka mwanzo mdogo, kupitia hatua kadhaa za hatua rasmi za maendeleo, kuwa huduma yenye ufanisi sana, iliyo na vifaa vizuri na ya kitaaluma tuliyo nayo leo. """ Katika kila hatua, watu waliojiweka wakfu walitumia rasilimali walizokuwa nazo kwa njia bora zaidi. Hii ni hadithi ya maendeleo haya ya kihistoria, kitu kuhusu watu waliohusika, na vifaa walivyotumia. Utoaji wa mapema: Uhitaji wa utoaji fulani wa kuzima moto ndani ya jamii umeonekana kama uhitaji tangu nyakati za mapema sana. Kwa sababu ya njia isiyotabirika ambayo moto uligunduliwa - ingawa wakati walifanya hivyo, mara nyingi kutishia jamii pana - suluhisho zilikuwa na mwelekeo wa kuzingatia kujitolea ambao wangejibu wakati moto uligunduliwa kwa kutumia rasilimali zilizopatikana - lakini ambayo hatua kwa hatua ilibadilika kuwa rasilimali ya jamii nzima. Baadaye, kulikuwa na majaribio, hasa katika maeneo ya mijini, ya kuweka hii juu ya msingi rasmi zaidi - na ufanisi zaidi - na makampuni ya bima, wasiwasi wa kupunguza hasara zao moto. Baadaye, vikosi vya kuzima moto vilianza kuundwa katika miji mikubwa - hasa kikosi kilichoundwa huko Edinburgh mnamo 1824 na kingine kilichoundwa London mnamo 1833 ili kuunganisha mipango ya awali ya makampuni ya bima. Rasilimali zilizopatikana kwa ajili ya kuzima moto katika Beeston katika karne ya 19 ingekuwa ya msingi sana - ikiwa ni pamoja na manually kuendeshwa 'injini' - si kuja karibu ngazi ya vifaa na shirika kuonekana katika maeneo haya makubwa ya mijini - na kile kilichokuwa inaonekana kuwa kusimamiwa na Bodi ya Mitaa lakini manned kwa kiasi kikubwa na wajitoleaji. Katika karne ya 19 na 20, kampuni ya Pollard ilianzisha kampuni ya moto ya Wilkinson, ambayo ilijengwa katika Wilkinson, ambayo ilijengwa katika Wilkinson, ambayo ilijengwa katika Wilkinson, ambayo ilijengwa katika Wilkinson, ambayo ilijengwa katika Wilkinson, ambayo ilijengwa katika Wilkinson. "Mwaka 1886 moto wa Beeston ulisababisha ""moto wa moto wa Beeston chini ya Capt Twigg"" na ""moto wa moto wa Beeston chini ya Capt Twigg"" na ""moto wa moto wa Beeston chini ya Capt Twigg"" na ""moto wa moto wa Beeston chini ya Capt Twigg"" na ""moto wa moto wa Beeston chini ya Capt Twigg"" na ""moto wa Beeston chini ya Capt Twigg.""" Jengo hilo sasa ni magofu kabisa. Injini bado zinafanya kazi. Msiba huo umeharibu Beeston". (Picha iliyo juu kulia inaonyesha kile kilichobaki cha jengo hilo. Bonyeza picha ili kuona zaidi.) 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Hali ya muda wa kikosi wakati huo inaonyeshwa na kazi ya wakati huo Kapteni, William Twiggs (1850-1925). Twiggs, mwana wa mchungaji wa Leicestershire, alikuja Beeston karibu na 1874, baada ya kuolewa na Mary Ann Bywater, msichana wa eneo hilo, mwaka huo. Katika kipindi cha maisha yake yote, alichukua nafasi mbalimbali na Bodi ya Mitaa na mrithi wake, Beeston Urban District Council. Mwaka 1881 alikuwa akiishi na familia yake katika Union Street na alikuwa akifanya kazi kama mwangazaji wa taa wa eneo hilo wakati, kama tulivyoona katika ripoti ya moto wa 1886, alikuwa pia nahodha wa kikosi cha moto wakati kilipoitwa. Twigg aliendelea kuwa na uwezo wa kufanya kazi katika majukumu yake ya baadaye ya serikali za mitaa - kufikia 1891 alikuwa akitumikia kama sekstoni katika Makaburi ya Beeston na mnamo 1911 alikuwa mfanyakazi wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Mji 5. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""mwenyeji wa uwanja wa michezo"" ni mtu ambaye anaonekana kwenye kadi ya posta ya uwanja wa michezo wa Dovecote Lane kutoka karibu na 1910." Mkutano wa Halmashauri ya Mitaa wa Beeston ulianzishwa mnamo 1894 chini ya masharti yaliyopewa katika Sheria ya Serikali za Mitaa ya mwaka huo. Miongoni mwa majukumu mbalimbali yaliyotolewa kwa Sheria hiyo, ilikuwa utoaji wa kuzima moto na, kwa kusudi hilo, ilianza kuvuta pamoja mipango mbalimbali, isiyo rasmi ambayo hapo awali ilikuwa imehudumia jamii. Katika hatua hii, inaonekana, kile kilichokuwapo bado kilikuwa na wajitoleaji wenye shauku, ingawa mwanzo ulifanywa hivi karibuni kuunda kikosi rasmi zaidi na kiini cha wafanyikazi wa wakati wote na wafanyikazi waliobaki - yaani, wanaume wanaofanya kazi kwa kawaida mahali pengine ambao wanaripoti kwa wajibu wakati dharura inatokea - ambayo ni mfano ambao unaendelea hadi leo. Katika siku hizi za mapema za Baraza, inaaminika kwamba vifaa vya kikosi - labda vifaa vya kuendesha mikono tu - vilikuwa vimehifadhiwa katika jengo karibu na juu ya Brown Lane (sasa Station Road) kando ya kile kilichokuwa wakati huo Kiwanda cha Silk. Jengo hilo lilibomolewa wakati wa ujenzi wa Tesco, lakini lilikumbukwa na wengi katika sehemu ya baadaye ya maisha yake, wakati lilipokuwa na Duka la Wanyama. Jengo hili la mapema laweza kuwa na uwezo wa kutosha kwa kikosi cha muda na vifaa vya msingi sana lakini Baraza jipya lilihitaji kitu bora zaidi ili kuwa Makao Makuu ya kikosi hicho. Kwa hiyo, mnamo Februari 1907, iliamua kujenga kituo cha moto kilichobuniwa kwa kusudi hilo kwenye mwisho wa juu wa Stoney Street, tovuti ambayo ilikuwa ya kati na karibu na kijiji cha wakati huo. Jengo hilo lilijengwa kwa gharama ya £346, kiasi ambacho kilikopwa kutoka kwa Kampuni ya Uhakikisho ya Prudential, na kulipwa kwa miaka 30. Sasa Kikosi hicho kilikuwa na Makao Makuu mapya, sasa kilihitaji vifaa vipya. Mashine za moto zilizotumia mvuke zilikuwa zimetumika na zilikuwa zimeboresha sana ufanisi wa kuzima moto katika vituo vikubwa vya mijini tangu katikati ya karne ya 19 na kwa hivyo haishangazi kwamba mnamo 1892, na moto mkubwa wa 1886 bado ulikuwa umefanyika, majadiliano yalikuwa yamefanyika ndani ya Bodi ya Beeston juu ya kupata kifaa cha mvuke. Hata hivyo, hakuna kitu kilichotokea wakati huo, lakini kwa marekebisho ya kikosi cha moto kilichoanzishwa na Baraza jipya, ifikapo Julai 1907, ununuzi huo ulikuwa ukizingatiwa tena. Mnamo Januari 1908, zabuni ilikubaliwa kutoka kwa Kampuni ya Merryweather kwa usambazaji wa injini yake ya moto ya 'Gem' ambayo, pamoja na vifaa vya ziada, ilinunuliwa kwa jumla ya £ 414. Injini hiyo mpya ilianza kutumika katika Beeston mnamo Januari 1909; ilikuwa na uwezo wa kusukuma galoni 450 kwa dakika na kuinua kwa kunyonya hadi futi 28. Baraza - na kwa hiyo jamii - sasa ilitumika vizuri zaidi na kikosi cha moto kilicho na watu wengi, wenye makazi mazuri na vifaa vizuri - kama inavyoonekana kutoka kwa picha kutoka enzi hiyo (iliyoonyeshwa hapo juu) ambayo inaonyesha kikosi cha wanaume kumi na wawili - ambao wengine wangekuwa wafanyakazi waliodumishwa - na wengine watatu - labda wanachama wa Baraza au afisa. Kama inavyoonekana kwenye picha, injini hiyo ilivutwa mwanzoni na farasi wawili - ingawa muda fulani baadaye gari la Baraza lilitumiwa kuivuta. Kwa kuwa kituo cha moto kilikuwa kwenye barabara ya Stoney, wakati wa kugeuka, kulikuwa na haja ya kugeuka kwa nguvu na mashine ya farasi, ama kulia au kushoto, kutoka Stoney Street, kwenye barabara kuu. Ili kuonya umma juu ya uwezekano huu, taa ya barabara kwenye barabara kuu, kinyume na makutano na Stoney Street ilibadilishwa ili kuangaza na neno "Moto" wakati Kikosi kilikuwa karibu kutumwa. Hii inaweza kuonekana wazi upande wa kushoto wa picha (kushoto), mbele tu ya mama akitembea na mtoto wake. Mlango wa Stoney Street ni upande wa kulia, kinyume na taa katika makutano. Ni ishara ya jinsi hata barabara kuu ya ununuzi katika Beeston ilikuwa utulivu kwamba kifaa hiki rahisi ilionwa ya kutosha kuonya umma. Injini hiyo ilikuwa na boiler ya haraka, ambayo ilimaanisha kwamba mvuke ungeweza kuongezeka kutoka baridi kwa dakika saba, ingawa kwa kuweka burner ndogo ya gesi juu ya moto uliotengenezwa, boiler inaweza kuhifadhiwa joto, kuwezesha mvuke kuongezeka kwa chini ya dakika nne. Makaa ya mawe ya moto yalichukuliwa kutoka kwenye moto wa makaa ya mawe katika chumba cha injini na kuwekwa juu ya moto uliokuwa umewekwa tayari. A mkono inaendeshwa induced draft shabiki inaweza kutumika kama inahitajika kusaidia risasi wakati wa kusonga kwa moto - beliing wazo baya maarufu kwamba mvuke injini moto hakuweza kuongeza mvuke haraka. Kwa uwezo huu wa kujibu haraka na kufanya vizuri wakati kwenye tovuti, injini ilikuwa hatua kubwa mbele kwa moto-kupigana Beeston na haraka alionyesha thamani yake. Mnamo Mei 1917, ilihudhuria moto mkubwa katika Humber Works huko Beeston - kisha ilichukuliwa kama kiwanda cha lace na Sir Arthur Black - ambaye aliandika kwa Baraza la Uingereza kumshukuru Brigadi kwa kazi yake. Ingawa ilikuwa kazi ngumu, moto ulikuwa umezuiwa kwenye mrengo mkuu wa kiwanda na mchango mkubwa wa injini ya Beeston 9. Katika Julai 1918, wakati kulikuwa na mlipuko mkubwa na moto katika kiwanda cha kujaza shell ya Chilwell, injini ilihudhuria na kusukuma kwa siku tatu na usiku. Picha ya kikosi cha moto cha Beeston kutoka enzi hii inaweza kuonekana hapa. Mashine ya Merryweather ilitoa moto wote wa kifuniko cha moto cha Beeston kwa zaidi ya miaka 20 hadi Aprili 1929, ilijiunga na mashine mpya ya Dennis. Picha ya injini zote mbili pamoja inaonyeshwa hapo juu. Hii ni kuchukuliwa nje ya kundi la majengo upande wa kushoto juu ya Stoney Street ambayo ilikuwa zinazotolewa kwa ajili ya kikosi kama chumba kuangalia, on-site malazi, ofisi na vifaa vya mafunzo. Kufikia wakati huu, Washauri walirejelea kifaa cha zamani cha mvuke kama "sanduku la kahawa" na, mwaka uliofuata iliwekwa kwenye orodha ya akiba. Mwaka 1932 ilitumiwa kusaidia kuondoa mafuriko yaliyozunguka sehemu ya chini ya Beeston, picha inayoonyesha injini ikifanya kazi kwenye barabara ya Queens. Baada ya mwaka wa 1936, wakati Beeston na Stapleford Urban District Council ilichukua huduma zote za mitaa, Merryweather ilitolewa - lakini, hiyo haikuwa mwisho wake. Mwaka 1964 iligunduliwa kuwa ni mali ya mfanyabiashara wa jumla huko Melton Mowbray ambaye alikuwa amenunua magari kumi na mawili ya kuzima moto kutoka karibu na wilaya ya Nottingham - ikiwa ni pamoja na injini ya Beeston. Kufikia tarehe hiyo alikuwa amekatwa injini kumi na moja kwa ajili ya scrap, kuacha tu Beeston injini, ambayo alibaki kuhifadhiwa nyuma ya nyumba yake. "Mwanzoni mwa mwaka wa 1920, baba ya Hutchinson, ambaye alikuwa na gari la gari la Arnold, alilazimika kuendesha gari hilo kutoka Melton hadi Arnold.""" Mashine hiyo ilirekebishwa na familia ya Hutchinson na, baada ya kifo cha baba yake mnamo 1987, sasa inamilikiwa na Chris Hutchinson. ambaye sasa yuko katika mchakato wa kuirudisha tena. Picha za injini katika miaka iliyofuata ukarabati wake wa kwanza, wakati ilionekana katika matukio mbalimbali, ni miaka 1938 hadi 1948 - katika 1938, Sheria ya Fire Brigade ilifanya kuwa lazima kwa halmashauri za wilaya na wilaya kutoa huduma za kuzima moto na vifaa vinavyofaa katika maeneo yao. Kama tulivyoona, mahitaji haya yalikuwa yametunzwa na Halmashauri ya Mitaa kwa karibu miaka 40, kwa hivyo inawezekana kwamba majibu yaliyotakiwa ndani ya eneo hilo yalikuwa ya chini, na uwezekano wa kuhusisha ukaguzi wa vifaa na shirika lake dhidi ya mahitaji yaliyowekwa na Sheria. Brigadi hiyo ilichukua jukumu muhimu katika vita vya pili vya dunia wakati ilifanya kazi pamoja na wenzake wa ARP na mtandao wa walinzi wa moto uliokuwa umeanzishwa. Picha (kulia) ni wazi kutoka enzi hiyo, kama rundo la mifuko ya mchanga, iliyojengwa kwa ajili ya ulinzi wa mlipuko, inaweza kuonekana mbele ya majengo kwa nyuma. Mwaka 1941 kikosi cha Beeston pamoja na vikosi vingine vyote vya wazima moto nchini vilipewa taifa chini ya Sheria za Dharura za wakati wa vita ili kuunda Huduma ya Kitaifa ya Moto. Mwaka 1948, chini ya sheria ya huduma za moto, huduma za moto zilirudi chini ya udhibiti wa mamlaka ya mitaa, lakini sasa chini ya udhibiti wa Halmashauri za Kaunti na Halmashauri za Kaunti ya Kaunti, kwa hivyo, kikosi cha moto cha Beeston sasa kiliendeshwa na Halmashauri ya Kaunti ya Nottinghamshire. Tangu mwaka 1948 hadi leo, vikosi vyote vya moto vya Nottinghamshire vimekuwa chini ya udhibiti na uendeshaji wa Halmashauri ya Kaunti ya Nottinghamshire, isipokuwa Kikosi cha Jiji la Nottingham, ambacho hakikuunganishwa na Huduma ya Moto ya Kaunti hadi 1974. Ingawa mabadiliko na uboreshaji katika huduma hiyo ungeendelea katika miaka iliyofuata, watu wa eneo hilo wangegundua mabadiliko machache katika njia yake ya kufanya kazi kwani iliendelea, kwa sasa, kuwa msingi juu ya Stoney Street. Picha za picha za mwana wa mlinzi wa moto wa Beeston, ambaye aliishi katika eneo la Stoney Street mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1950, zinaweza kuonekana hapa. Mnamo Machi 1965, kituo kipya cha moto kilifunguliwa katika Beeston, kwenye barabara ya kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha kituo cha. Tovuti ya zamani juu ya Stoney Street ilikuwa kutelekezwa wakati huo na baadaye akawa sehemu ya tovuti kubwa maendeleo na Sainsburys. Kituo hicho kilitumikia eneo la Beeston kwa karibu miaka 45 lakini, baada ya kuingia chini ya udhibiti wa Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service mnamo 1998, kilifungwa mnamo Februari 2009. Beeston sasa ni kutumika kutoka Highfields Fire Station juu ya Hassocks Lane ambayo inachanganya huduma hapo awali zinazotolewa katika vituo katika Beeston na katika Dunkirk. Kwa sasa (Septemba 2012) jengo la Beeston liko tupu na linatarajiwa kubomolewa kama sehemu ya maendeleo ya upya yanayohusiana na tramu. Mwandishi hakusema kuwa ana ujuzi wa kipekee kuhusu historia ya Kikosi cha Moto huko Beeston - au, kwa kweli, ya Huduma ya Moto kwa ujumla - lakini ameiweka pamoja ukurasa huu kutoka kwa habari na picha alizopatikana nazo. "Hata hivyo, alitoa shukrani kwa Chris Hutchinson, ambaye alitoa picha na utafiti kuhusu injini ya ""Merryweather"" ambayo sasa inamiliki." Anatarajia kabisa kuwa kuna watu ambao wanaweza kuongeza mengi zaidi na anawaalika kuwasiliana naye kupitisha habari yoyote ya ziada na au picha. Michango yote ambayo hutumiwa itatambuliwa. 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