Bredevoort Fire Brigade

The photograph above shows the former house (partially visible) with the adjacent garage of the Bredevoort volunteer fire brigade, close to the Grote Gracht. Willem Kobus, a gravedigger by trade, lived in that house. When he retired, he moved to Tramstraat. Willem Demkes and his family then moved into the fire station property.

The photograph below dates from 1987. In that year, shortly before the ‘Bredevoort 800’ celebrations, the fire brigade was disbanded by the Municipality of Aalten. The firefighters resigned en masse.

Residents

Address directory 1934

Bredevoort 85/1 > Singel 1

D.J. Lankwerden

Phone directory 1958

Singel 1

Municipal worker

Address directory 1967

Singel 1

B.W. Kobus
L.N.J. van Roden