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Fire Station at Wolmerhausen Street, Second World War
Fire Station at Wolmerhausen Street, Second World War
Fire Station, Wolmerhausen Street: Percy Wynne, Fred Winnard
Fire Station, Wolmerhausen Street Eric Snowdon, Frankie Horner, Stan Poulson, Bobby Horner, Alf Carr
Wheatley Hill Fire Brigade at the Fire Station behind Wolmerhausen Street. Winners of the Retained Technical Quiz Competition, Dorking, 1956.
Wheatley Hill Fire Brigade. Winners of the Retained Technical Quiz Competition, Dorking, 1956.
Wheatley Hill Fire Brigade. Winners of the Retained Technical Quiz Competition, Dorking, 1956.
Auxilliary Fire Service, Wolmerhausen Street: (L to R) Eric Snowdon, Alf  Carr, Stan Poulson, Tommy Ayre, Frankie Horner
Wheatley Hill Fire Brigade  (Station C. 22)
Members of Wheatley Hill Retained Fire Service at Quilstyle Road, Wheatley Hill, 1960s: M Dunn, A Appleby, T Ayre, S Poulson.
Wheatley Hill Fire Station, 1960s.
Wheatley Hill Fire Station, 1960s.
Wheatley Hill Colliery Civil Defence Rescue Team, 1950s.
Wheatley Hill Colliery Civil Defence Rescue Team, 1950s.

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25 June 2025
A Splendid Rogue: The Life & Times of Harry Benson, Master Criminal – Tony Nicholson

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