Holyrood Palace, Morris 500 Gallon Motor Fire Engine

Category

Library Item

Item no

21227

Title

Holyrood Palace, Morris 500 Gallon Motor Fire Engine

Description

A crew of firemen stand in front of Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh. They have a Morris 500 Gallon Motor Fire Engine with them to which hoses are attached. Three jets of water are shooting up into the air from the hoses. Firemaster Arthur Pordage can be seen in the centre of the image looking straight towards the camera.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1917

Size

19.3 x 29.0 cm

Type

Photograph

This image is from the collections of the Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage, formerly the Museum of Fire at Lauriston Place.

Arthur Pordage was Firemaster of Edinburgh Fire Brigade from 1896-1927. In 1911 Firemaster Pordage devised a set of signals for firemen to use at emergency situations to avoid the need to shout and ensure that messages were received correctly. The signals were based on Army and Navy semaphore.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

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