What is recorded here
In memory of Tom Fearn, aged 40, tragically killed on this spot by the balance bar which broke and fell from the firebell on 4th November 1930
Tom Fearn memorial commemorates a local man who died in an accident at the fire station in 1930, highlighting the dangers faced by early emergency service workers. The incident led to improvements in fire station safety equipment.
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