Massey Shaw [SEP] manufacturer
in 1935. However, she returned to London by road in 2013 where final stages of the restoration were completed.
Ship history.
"Massey Shaw" was built in 1935 by the J. Samuel White company at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was built to a London County Council design, and cost around £18,000 to build. The vessel was named after Eyre Massey Shaw, a former chief of the London Fire Brigade.
During the Second World War, "Massey Shaw", along with a volunteer
. Such financial support was commonplace throughout larger towns and cities in England and Scotland. In 1840 Belfast purchased its first steam powered fire engine; manufacturer Merryweather & Sons supplied the engine the following year; this greatly reduced the time taken for the brigade to attend fire incidents and also increased the area served by the brigade.
From June 1860 to September 1861 the Belfast Fire Brigade was under the leadership of Eyre Massey Shaw, who, during his short period as superintendent, produced reports in relation to several major fires within Belfast