Exhibits at the Fire Police & Museum

The Museum consists of three floors:

  1. The ground floor has a variety of fire appliances ranging from a manual fire appliance, used by the sun insurance company, dated about 1764 to a 1984 RS Dennis which was in service with the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service until July1998. Details of the range of fire appliances can be found on the Appliance page. The Police section of the Museum has cells that were in use until 1964. (they offer first class accommodation with wooden bases and pillows!)
  2. The First Floor has a display of Victorian fire memorabilia and an international room with uniforms and models from around the world. The main display room contains a large number of artefacts from the British Isles, and covers the the period from the 16th century to the end of W.W.II. Here, the jewel of the collection is the helmet and axe of John Charles Pound, the first Chief Officer of the Sheffield Fire Brigade (1869-1895), his hand written memoirs, also on display, give a wonderful insight into days long gone. In the centre of this room is a 1882 Shand Mason hand pump donated by Sir William Gordon-Cumming of Morayshire, Scotland. Under the painting of Division Street Fire Station by local artist, Joe Scarborough, is a small two man manual fire pump by Ernest Hill of Sheffield.

    The display cases have many leather and brass fire helmets together with brass hose fittings, medals and uniforms, past and present. The International room boasts many helmets, models, uniforms and other items from around the world, many of which were donated by foreign visitors. Also on this floor is the School room where lectures and parties take place.

  3. The Second Floor is home to a model railway depicting fire service related incidents, a selection of breathing apparatus sets from the very earliest to those only recently retired from service. A tableau showing the sights and sounds of an incident outside a typical terrace property. Plans are afoot to create a room showing a road traffic accident. Further along the corridor are a Victorian fireman's bedroom (Unmarried firemen were required to live on the station), and a display area overflowing with fire extinguishers of all types.

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