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Peter Morgan remembers the excitement of the horse-drawn fire-engine being called out

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over 2 years ago, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Don't forget to take a look at the Guildhall and Church Street as they are today in Google STREET VIEW.

In the map box, just 'drag' the Orange 'Human' icon - from the top left-hand corner - and 'drop' it on the map at the AudioBoo microphone.

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For several centuries the school had shared accommodation in the half-timbered Guildhall with the town council. During Peter's time at school the council used part of these buildings to house the town's horse-drawn fire-engine.

One of the town council's manual fire engines is now kept at Mary Arden's Farm http://houses.shakespeare.org.uk/mary-ardens-house.html & can be seen in this photo on flickr http://flic.kr/p/8n7PF2

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There's more to read and more pictures of Stratford-upon-Avon's King Edward VI School in Victorian times at www.likesnail.org.uk/kesarchive/victorian.htm

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