Teynham and Lynsted Fire Brigade Reports
1917 to 1937
(The Society thanks Eddie Read for sight of this Register)
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1. 6th August 1916: Ludgate Farm (Tenant: W R Farmer)
2. 5th December 1916: New House Farm (Tenant: James French)
3. 6th May 1917: Rushit House (Rushetts?) (Tenant: Captain J Howard)
4. 25th May 1918: Provender Farm (Tenant: William Colthaye)
5. 25th June 1918: Bogle (Stack) (Tenant: E Smith; Owner: Dr Selby)
6. 20th May 1919: Sharsted (Stack) (Farmer De Lanne)(de Launne?)
7. 29th May 1919: Timber Yard (passing train) (H Smith)
8. 10th June 1919: Frognal Brick Field (Tenant: Mr Mercer)
9. 23rd August 1919: Oil Sheds (Tenant: Mr R A Whittle; Owner: Mr Thomas)
10. 27th September 1919: The Batteries Farm (Corn Stacks) (Mr Mercer)
11. 11th February 1920: Streatfield, Lewson Street (Fresh Tank) (W Streatfield)
12. 5th November 1920: Teynham Court Lodge (Corn Stack) (C Ferguson Wood)
13. 22nd July 1921: Buckland Farm (Barley Field) (Mr Mercer)
14. 24th October 1921: Messrs Lloyds Mills, Sittingbourne (Messrs Ed Lloyd Ltd)
15. 21st December 1921: Ludgate Farm, Lynsted (Corn and Seed Stacks) Tenant Mr R Farmer; Owner R.L. Pemberton Esq) - boy playing with matches - James Hall 10 years
16. 15th November 1922: Deerton Street Farm (Tenant: E R Smith; Owner: Kent Ed Com)
17. 27th September 1923: Elvys Motor Garage, Doddington (Messrs F & G Elvy)
18. 13th December 1923: Co-operative Buildings, Greenstreet
19. 3rd February  1924: Radfield House, Bapchild (Tenant: Henry Alfred Cobbett; Owner: Gen Dean Esq)
20. 14th February 1924: Frognal Farm, Teynham (sparks from train) (A R Mercer)
21. 8th April 1924: Deerton Street (sparks from train) (Tenant: Messrs Dann & Hopper; Owner: George Wood George)
22. 12th April 1924: Lynsted Court (Tenant: Weaver; Owner: G.A.H.Smith)
23. 23rd November 1924: Barbary Farm Norton & Buckland Farm Buckland (Tenants: S Millen & A L Mercer)
24. 16th November 1925: Sunderland Farm, Lynsted (tare stack) (Owner: M Mercer)
25. 4th January 1926: Cellar Hill - dwelling (Owner/Tenant: Mr P Dalton)
26. 26th January 1926: Palace Farm - farmhouse and buildings (chimney fire) (Owner: Mr Veitch)
27. 13th February 1926: Gas House Cottages, Doddington (Tenant: Gilbert Kite. Owner: Mrs Maud Jefferys)
28. 19th March 1926: Bogle (Motor Lorry - petrol caught fire) (Tenant: Messrs F & G Elvy)
29. 28th July 1926: Hill Cottage, Radfield (chimney fire) (Tenant: Louis Webb; Owners : Exors G H Dean Esq)
30. 12 August 1926: Loyterton Farm (sic - “Loyerton”) (stack fire from lightning)(Owner: Mr W Oyler)
31. 28th August 1926: Wheelwrights Shop, Newnham (Tenant: A Humphries; Owner Farmer de Lanne)
32. 1st March 1927: Sandown Cottages, Teynham (Tenant: William James Barrett; Owner: Mrs Tritton)
33. 2nd May 1927: Radfield Cottages (chimney fell through roof)(Tenant: W Friar & E Kirby; Owner: Exors: G H Dean)
34. 3rd May 1927: West End, Greenstreet (defective flue)(Tenant: Thos Day; Owner: Potter Oyler)
35. 21st July 1927: West End Greenstreet (Owner: Peter Kilpatrick of Ford Place)
36. 2nd October 1927: “Hunts Stores”, Teynham (Tenant: C F Harrison; Owner: Mrs N Hunt)
37. 23rd October 1927: Cooperative Stores
38. 23rd December 1927: Wanstalls Cottage, Greenstreet (Tenant: Arthur George Hopkins; Owners: Exors the late  Stephen George)
39. 24th January 1928: Home Farm, Deerton Street (chimney beam) (Tenant: Arthur James Goodwin; Owner: B R Dixon)
40. 27th January 1928: West End, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: George Everard; Owner: George George)
41. 4th May 1928: Old Farm House, Lewson Street (Tenant: W H Jenkins; Owner: John Thomas)
42. 20th June 1928: The Shop, Greenstreet (chimney +)(Tenant: Thomas Williams Woodfine; Owner: Late Stephen George)
43. 14th July 1928: Georges Cottage, Greenstreet (Tenant: Richard Spillett; Owner: A George)
44. 28th July 1928: Butchers Shop, Greenstreet (Tenant: C Lawrence; Owner: Mrs Crippen)
45. 4th August 1928: Loyterton Farm (hut) (Owner: Mr Oyler Esq)
46. 14th August 1928: Morris Court Farm, Bapchild (Owner: Mr Gascoyne)
47. 22nd September 1928: Barbary Farm, Norton (chimney) (Tenant: Robert Snashall & Leaonard Greenstreet; Owner: The Hon Miller Lade)
48. 1st December 1928: Dwelling, Conyer (Tenant: Mr H Luckhurst, Mr A W Whitehead; Mr A Whitehead Senr; Owner: Messrs Eastwood & Co.)
49. 29th December 1928: Bogle Cottages (chimney)(Tenants: George Henry Hollands & Edward Norman; Owner: Mrs R M Wildash)
50. 23rd February 1929: West End, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: John Hornewood (Homewood?); Owner: P Willis)
51. 9th March 1929: Hill View, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: Mrs E & Miss Hales;  Owner: Mrs E Lavars)
52. 12th March 1929: The Hill, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: E.J. Wigg; Owner: Mr B Dixon)
53. 14th April 1929: 1 Chapel Cottages (chimney) (Tenant: K Back; Owner: O E Fleet Cobb Esq of Blean House, Victoria Road, Sidcup)
54. 15th April 1929: Fruit & Implement Store, Deerton Street (supposed train spark) (Owners: Exors S T  George)
55. 6th June 1929: Heathfield House, Lynsted (flue and beam)(Owner: Frank A Smith)
56. 30th August 1929: Norton Court Farm (Hedge & Fence sparked by Road Engine) (Owner: A L Mercer)
57. 24th September 1929: Ridham Dock (Wood Pulp & Sulphate Stacks - £46,000 loss)(Owners: Edward Lloyd Ltd)
58. 9th December 1929: Dwelling, Claxfield Farm (chimney beam)(Tenant: Reg Ruck, J Lintott & A S Ruck; Owner: Potter Oyler)
59. 20th February 1930: Wanstalls (beam in grate) (Tenant: Mr Lewis & others; Owners: Stephen George)
60. 22nd March 1930: Radfield Cottages (chimney) (Tenant: Alfred Fisher & E G Kirby; Owner: Exors G H Dean)
61. 23rd October 1930: School House, Lynsted Lane (chimney soot) (Tenant: Mr A Wood; Owner: Mrs P H Bishop)
62. 20th November 1930: Deerton Street Farm (Tenant: E R Smith; Owner: Kent County Council)
63. 28th March 1931: West End Bungalow, Doddington (chimney) (Tenant: Samuel J Collins; Owners: Mr L Davis)
64. 14th May 1931: 3 Lime Cottages, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: Harry Phipps; Owner: Mr M F Crayden of The Retreat, Keycol Hill)
65. 21 May 1931: Cellar Hill (tar tank & barrel)(Owner: J.R.D.C.)
66. 7th July 1931: Lower Newlands Farm (lightning strike barns + stack) (Owner: J D Maxted)
67. 30th November 1931: Newgardens, Teynham (chimney) (Owner: Mrs Honeyball)
68. 31st December 1931: Lynsted Lodge (chimney) (Owner: Mr Roper Lumley Hollands)
69. 18th February 1932: Thatched Cottage, Tickham (chimney) (Tenant: J Holman; Owner: Norton Orchards Ltd)
70. 6th May 1932: Brunswick Cottages, Conyer (defective flue) (Tenant: F Shilling; Owner: Mr Dean)
71. 21st August 1932: Tong Mills (farm buildings - £4,000) (Owner: Mr Charles Wicks)
72. 13th January 1933: 9 Rose Cottages (chimney) (Tenant: Sidney Honeysett; Owner: Mr Franklin of 356 Main Road, New Eltham)
73. 23rd January 1933: Ballreys, Lynsted (chimney) (Tenant: M Mercer; Owner: P French)
74. 30th March 1933: Blue House, Teynham (defective flue) (Tenant: (Gipsys) Samuel Beany & others; Owner: Ambrose Smith of 61 Cromwell Road, Whitstable)
75. 26th June 1933: West End, Greenstreet (bungalow & tearooms) (Owner: Edward Lyles)
76. 10th September 1933: Batteries Farm, Lynsted (wheat stack near school house)) (Owner: P French)
77. 15th November 1933: 6 Station Road, Teynham (chimney) (Tenant: William H Hawkins; Owner: Ashley Smith)
78. 27th December 1933: 9 Frognal Lane, Teynham (chimney) (Tenant: Charles Heathfield; Owner: A L Mercer)
79. 20th January 1934: Brunswick Cottages, Conyer (chimney) (Tenant: Frank Martin; Owner: Mr Dean)
80. 4th April 1934: Cabin Cruiser, Conyer (Owner: Tom Grant)
81. 12th May 1934: Peat House, Teynham (flue) (Tenant: Ernest Jessie Bruce; Owner: B R Dixon)
82. 16th August 1934: Norton Ash Field (Oat Stack) (Owner: Mr Streatfield)
83. 21st August 1934: Frognal Brick Field (stables) (Owner: A R Mercer)
84. 9th & 10th October 1934: Associate Portland Cement Manufacturers,  Murston (breeze dump) (Owner: APCM)
85. 12th January 1935: Alfred House, Greenstreet (flue) (Tenant: G Thomson; Owner: Mr Lavers) (“Hill View” adjoining)
86. 29th January 1935: Vigo Farm, Lynsted Lane, Greenstreet (dipping tanks) (Owner: Arthur William Pilcher)
87. 1st February 1935: Station Row, Teynham (chimney lining) (Tenant: Mr Swan; Owners: Messrs C Burley & Co Ltd)
88. 9th March 1935: West End, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: Frances Everard; Owner: Mrs Kate George of “Lawnville”, Canterbury Road, Herne Bay)
89. 17th March 1935: Wanstalls, Greenstreet (chimney) (Tenant: Mrs R Jemmett; Owner: A George)
90. 13th June 1935: Provender House (Owner: Mrs McDougal)
91. 8th August 1935: Messrs Eastwoods Ltd, Conyer (grass & breeze)
92. (<10th?) March 1936: Butchers Shop, Greenstreet (chimney) (Owner: E W Wilkins)
93. 30th March 1936: Park Farm (pig stys etc) (Tenant: Frederick Coxhead Brice; Owner: Mr Roper-Lumley-Holland)
94. 1st June 1936: House, Deerton Street (chimney) (Tenant: John Oliver; Owner: J D Maxted Esq)
95. 4th July 1936: Radfield Farm (stacks) (Owner: Exors G H Dean Esq)
96. 27th July 1936: Buckland Cottages (Owner: Ray Croft of 131 Trafalgar Road Greenswich, SE)
97. 12th November: Cellar Hill (thatched cottage - chimney) (Tenant: Mr M L Le Fleming; Owner: J D Maxted)
98. 28th December 1936: Beaugil House (Bogle) (chimney) (Owner: Dr Selby)
99. 14th February 1937: Dwelling, Tickham (chimney) (Tenant: Mr G Philpott; Owner: Norton Orchards Ltd)
100. 15th April 1937: Nouds Farm (clover stack left to burn  out) (Owner: J Thomas)