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Glowing Embers Film
Glowing Embers Film
Glowing Embers – Short film living histories re told
Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas
FRANK THOMAS  - Served at Gipton 1938 - 1946 Leading fireman Frank Thomas, 32, of…
Violet Hields
Violet Hields
VIOLET HIELDS Leading Firewoman National Fire Service No.810077 4th December 1941 to 17th July 1945…
Harry Hields
Harry Hields
HARRY HIELDS Chief Engineer at Gipton Fire Station 1937 - 1975 Harry retired in 1965…
Solomon Belinski
Solomon Belinski
SOLOMON BELINSKI During the early hours of 15th March 1941 the City of Leeds was…
Michael Maw
Michael Maw
Michael Maw. Local hero firefighter Michael Maw saved the life of a pensioner trapped in…
June’s Story
June’s Story
  Interview with June who was a Firefighters wife - from what year did your…
And Just For A Bit Of Fun
and just for a bit of fun
Practice Dummy used in drills were often part of practical jokes and fun. Which was…
Andy Buchanan
Andy Buchanan
Andy Buchanan Andy started as a firefighter in 1965 and retired with ill health in…
Howard Whitaker
Howard Whitaker
Howard Whitaker collector of Fire station memorabilia, he also runs the Firefighters Charity and is…
The Gipton Commandos
The Gipton Commandos
The Gipton firefighters were fondly known as The Commandos. This nickname was given because of…
Glowing Embers Choir
Glowing Embers Choir
Commissioned by Space2, Boff Whalley and Jane Morland worked with two local primary schools, Wykebeck…
Gipton Fire Station – Shouts
Gipton Fire Station – Shouts
Traffic Light Control
Traffic Light Control
Artist in residence Helen Peyton's favourite thing in the museum was this traffic control, initially…
Glowing Embers Art Exhibition
Glowing Embers Art Exhibition
Smart Gallery artist in residence Helen Peyton was commissioned by Space2 to work with St…
Launch Party Photos
Launch Party Photos
Space2 commissioned Lizzie to document the fire station launch party. Lizzie Coombes works as photo…
Plate
Plate
"Our divisional officer brought them in and we were encouraged to buy them as collectors…
Micheal Norman Field
Micheal Norman Field
Micheal Norman Field nickname Ciebe - a German company breathing apparatus Ciebe Gorman rhymns with…
Trevor Leighton
Trevor Leighton
Trevor 'Chumbly' Leighton December 1969 Trevor trained at Gipton and after a distinguished, full and…
Jayne
Jayne
Jayne Jayne now works in the newly refurbished cafe in The Old Fire Station Gipton…
John Heald
John Heald
JOHN HEALD John Heald spent most of his time as a young man living in…
Cup And Saucer
Cup and Saucer
The Tea Cup and Saucer were given to every serving Chief in Command to commemorate…
The Locker
The Locker
The locker was not just the place to keep your uniform it was also a…
Mats
Mats
One of everyone's favourite things at the Fire station are the crash mats at the…
Lizzie Coombes Fire Station Photographs
Lizzie Coombes Fire Station Photographs
Lizzie Coombes was commissioned by Space2 to document the working fire station before it closed…
Tristan’s 3rd Birthday
Tristan’s 3rd Birthday
MY SONS 3RD BIRTHDAY AT GIPTON FIRE STATION 2014 This was my sons Tristan's 3rd…
Axe
axe
The pride and joy of any firefighter is their axe. At Gipton when you retired…
Kevin Beaumont
Kevin Beaumont
Kevin Beaumont. Kevin Joined the Fire Service in 1963, he started his career at Park…
Toaster
Toaster
Toaster When I first came to look round the Fire Station it was diner time…
Keys
Keys
Key Box When I first came round the Fire Station in September 2015 I spotted…
Firefighters Come Under Attack
Firefighters come under attack
Firefighters come under attack Over the years a number of incidents occurred where fire-fighters have…
Strike
Strike
Firefighters’ pay dispute and Strike 2002 In April 2002 The Firebrigades’ Union agreed to press…
The Fire Tunic
The Fire Tunic
THE FIRE TUNIC I started my Fire Service career in December 1970, this date was…
Cotton Wool Prank
Cotton Wool Prank
One of the favourite pranks at the fire station was when they were having fish…
Trumpton Firemen. Pugh Pugh Barney McGrew
Trumpton Firemen. Pugh Pugh Barney McGrew
1970's children's BBC TV series Trumpton
Leeds Clothing Warehouse Fire 1980s
Leeds Clothing Warehouse Fire 1980s
Calendar News TV report: Leeds Clothing Warehouse Fire
Gipton Commandos
Gipton Commandos
Yorkshire Television report: Gipton Commandos
Gipton Fire Station 1950s – British Pathe Film
Gipton Fire Station 1950s – British Pathe Film
Gipton Fire Station 1950s – A British Pathe Film
Fire Fighters
Fire Fighters
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Leeds Fire Brigade 1901
Leeds Fire Brigade 1901
Leeds Fire Brigade footage from 1901
Leeds Vs Rest Of Brigade Boxing Match
Leeds vs Rest of Brigade Boxing Match
The chalk board laid abandoned in the building as an object of mystery to the…
Collective Training Centre
Collective Training Centre
Collective Training Centre   In the late 1940s it became clear that there was a…
Fire Bells And Tannoys
Fire Bells and Tannoys
The Fire Bell Each firefighter living in the fire station houses would have one in…
Ledgers
Ledgers
During drill jobs for the day were allocated and one of them was Station Clerk.…

Gipton Fire Station Museum & Gallery is Funded and Supported by:

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arts-council
the old fire station
investors in people
Heritage Lottery Fund
glowing embers
leeds city council
leeds community foundation
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