| Description | Letters from various correspondents about the setting-up of the Cannon Fire Brigade. The fire brigade was set up in 1911, with the purchase of a manual fire engine by Cannon. The letters imply that the reason they set up their own fire brigade was because the Bilston Fire Brigade, which previously served the Coseley area, was discontinued. Includes letters to Mr Josiah Whitehouse, Chairman of Coseley Urban District Council, stating that as 'heavy Rate Payers', the Cannon Iron Foundries Ltd. were concerned about the lack of Fire Brigade in their area; and a reply from Mr Whitehouse asking where the water supply for the Cannon Fire Brigade would come from; etc. |