Brinton's Bull, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
N 52° 23.213 W 002° 15.044
30U E 550992 N 5804333
Brinton's Bull - fire alarm & factory whistle
Waymark Code: WMEK26
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/07/2012
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The first Bull (a steamship's whistle) was installed as a fire alarm in 1882. Later when the full time fire service was introduced it became the signal for the start and finish of the working day in the carpet industry. It sounded for the last time at noon on 18th March 1899.
It is now displayed on a wall in the Weaver's Wharf Shopping Centre in Kidderminster.
Type of Historic Marker: Actual item (Steamship Whistle)
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1882
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