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Coinagehall Street

Christening of Helston Borough Steam Fire Engine, 1910

Number	HESFM:1977.2893.3
Place	Helston Cornwall United Kingdom
Date	1910
Keywords	Helston Coinagehall Street Emergency Services Fire Events Politics Local Government
Photographer	Hawke, Alfred Herbert
Copyright	© Estate of A H Hawke

Photographic postcard of the christening of Helston Borough Steam Fire Engine "Flora" by Mayor Hedley Thomas in 1910. A large crowd including councillors, firemen, policemen and the public have gathered in Coinagehall Street to watch the ceremony. Photograph by A H Hawke of Helston.