Returning to the High Street the first building on the left beyond the cross roads was the Market House, where the downstairs area had been converted to the fire station and the upstairs housed the Council Chamber. A fire was signalled by the old air raid siren on the roof. When the alarm was sounded Mrs Sallery would hurry to the Market House and write up the location on a board next to the fire engine. As soon as four firemen turned up, and these were usually Reg Sallery the butcher and part-time fire chief, Finny, Doug Sinclair and the manager of the nearby International Stores, they would set off for the fire. [Subsequent to the booklet being published information was provided that this story relates to a somewhat later date.] Their biggest fire in 1947 was on 1st October at the timber works in Shire Lane, Cholesbury … Large stocks of cut and prepared timber, some ready for transport, stored in a open galvanised iron shed, went up in a huge blaze. The alarm was given by the crashing in of the iron roof. Tring N.F.S. were called and sought the aid of the Berkhamsted N.F.S. which is equipped with a water tender, as it was realised that the supply of water would be very difficult. Firemen remained on duty for eight hours until they were certain that all was safe.

Beyond the Market House there was the Police Station and the Post Office followed by E. W. Bagnall the watch maker at 71 [now a jeweller]. The Chesham firm of Brandon & Sons had a furniture shop at 75 and Rooker’s Tring Cafe was at 77. At the beginning of August 1947 Rooker’s advertised that as they had now been granted an Outside Catering Licence by the Ministry of Food we can cater for any Outdoor functions:– Fetes, garden parties, cricket matches, football matches … wedding parties … anywhere in Herts and Bucks. The advert was so successful that they had to apologise for having to disappoint new customers who were late making bookings. They also announced that they were Authorised Caterers to Tring Football Club; Berkhamsted Football Club; L.P.T.B. (Tring Garage) Sports Section, and were arranging dances for the Badmington Club on September 6th, Tring Football Club on September 13th, the War Memorial Fund on September 20th and a Special Gala Dance to raise money to provide dressing rooms for the Tring Football Club of September 27th.