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Edinburgh Fire Brigade 1880s with Firemaster Wilkins
Unknown, 1885, Photograph
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Edinburgh Fire Brigade 1880s with Firemaster Wilkins
Edinburgh Fire Brigade 1880s with Firemaster Wilkins
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Title
Edinburgh Fire Brigade 1880s with Firemaster Wilkins
Description
The Edinburgh Fire Brigade stand in Parliament Square, Edinburgh. They are arranged in front of the plinth for the statue of Charles II. The men are all wearing uniforms including cloth caps.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1885
Size
23.0 x 18.5 cm
Type
Photograph
This image is from the collections of the
Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
, formerly the Museum of Fire at Lauriston Place.
Samuel B Wilkins was Firemaster from 1876 to 1895.
Edinburgh Fire Brigade was founded in 1824 and was the first municipal fire brigade in the UK.
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Whose Town? Victorian Edinburgh
Whose Town? Arthur Pordage
Museum of Fire Collections
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