Topics > World War 2 > EWS: Emergency Water Supply

EWS: Emergency Water Supply


In the Second World War, local authorities were required to provide emergency water supplies for fighting fires in the event of air raids damaging the mains water supply. Typically, these were large temporary tanks of water, positioned around towns and cities. There were also pipes laid from swimming pools, and even water collected in bombed-out cellars and dammed-off rivers and streams. "EWS" signs and a direction arrow were painted on the walls of buildings to indicate the location of these emergency water supplies to fire fighters. Some of these old EWS signs, now faded, can still seen today.

World War 2 Fire Fighters
16 Resources
Add Resource
from Flickr (flickr)
Emergency Water Supply
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Carlisle: World War II instructions at corner of Castle Street
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
The Jester, formerly Earl Grey
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Emergency Water Supply
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Emergency Water Supply
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Emergency Water Supply
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://www.users.globalnet.co…
EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY SIGNS
- "Emergency water supplies were laid in most, if not all towns and cities to provide a source of water for extinguishing fires and incendiary bombs, should the main supplies be …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Bush Brow closed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Appleby Post Office
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Emergency Water Supply
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Emergency Water Supply Sign, Penrith, Cumberland
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Hammersmith road, Emergency water supply.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
EWS Dale Street, Carlisle
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
EWS Clifton Street West, Carlisle
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
uEWS
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
EWS sign in Appleby
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

Comments

Add a comment or share a memory.

Login to add a comment. Sign-up if you don't already have an account.

Related Pages

ABOUT US

Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria. Co-Curate is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using social media and open archives/data.

LATEST SHARED RESOURCES