Brixton Collection

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Brixton Road
A tram in Brixton Road. Date: circa 1900

Brixton Prison / Mayhew
Female convicts during the silent hour at Brixton Prison, London. All prisoners were required to sit quietly outside their cell

LCC-LFB Brixton fire station, London SW8
Built by the London County Council, Brixton fire station is located at 84 Gresham Road SW8. It remains operational and is one of the London Fire Brigades busiest stations

LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London
Brixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867. Brixton firemen pose with their two engines (an escape cart and steamer pump)

London Fire Brigade, second Brixton Riots
On 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London

National Fire Prevention Campaign, Brixton, London
National Fire Prevention Campaign, London -- Station Officer Albert Benjamin of Clapham Fire Station talking to children in Sommerleyton Road, Brixton, South London. Date: circa 1960s

LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape
The Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape from D66 station Brixton (Gresham Road, SW4), pictured on Lambeth Bridge. The hose-reel tubing

Last of the Charlies -- watchman at Brixton Hill, London
The last of the Charlies (the traditional nickname for watchmen). Seen here is Mr R Stokes at his watchmans box, 160 Brixton Hill, South London, well equipped with a truncheon

Sleeping cell at Brixton Prison

Electric Avenue, Brixton, London - note the delightful arcade-style covering of the sheltered walkways, providing shelter to the shopfronts

A fine townhouse on Angell Road, Brixton - Angell Town was an estate of houses for the wealthy laid out in the 1850's and 1860's with Wiltshire Road its main axis. Date: circa 1910s

Angel Road and St. John's Church. Brixton, South London. Date: 1906

Angell Road, Brixton, London. Date: 1908

Foundation Stone for New Brixton Theatre 1894
Henry Irving laying the foundation stone of the new Brixton Theatre and Opera House. Built by theatre architect, Frank Matcham

Photograph of Volunteer PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Royal Standard PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Royal Oak PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Red Lion PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1920

Photograph of Perseverance PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Mostyn Arms, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1929

Photograph of Loughborough Hotel, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Interior Ball Room of the pub

Photograph of King of Sardinia PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Gresham Tavern, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Photograph of Crown PH, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1942

Map of underground and overground stations, South London
Map of underground and overground stations connecting the City to South London. The overground lines are the London & South Western Railway and the London Chatham & Dover Railway

Women recording votes for the General Election 1955
Women recording the General Election votes, 26 May 1955, in Brixton town hall, London. The 1955 General Election, often described as one of the dullest of the post-war period

Brixton Orphanage for Fatherless Girls
A view of the frontage of the Orphanage for Fatherless Girls, Barrington Road, Brixton. Date: Date unknown

Brixton Beauty, Acontia nitidula (Phalaena catena). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London. Date: 2005

Curtis British Entomology Plate 276
Lepidoptera: Acontia catena = Acontia nitidula (Brixton Beauty Moth). Improbably British, despite retention in check lists. [Plant: Papaver rhoeas (Common Red Poppy)] Date: 1824-39

Street scene during riot, Brixton, Lambeth, South London
A street scene in Brixton, Lambeth, South London, during a period of rioting. The air is full of black smoke, something (possibly a car) is on fire on the left

St. Anns Royal Asylum, Brixton 1857
Exterior of St. Anns Royal Asylum in Brixton, London. Date: 1857

BRIXTON WASH-HOUSE
A scene in the wash-house in Brixton Prison Date: 1860

Children play with policeman in a block of flats in Brixton
Small children play with a policeman outside a block of flats in Brixton, South London. Part of a feature following the riots in the area in 1985. Date: 1986

Photograph of Angell Arms, Brixton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, London
A fantastic, rare view of the Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, Brixton, London. As Brixtons population increased rapidly during the 1870s

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London

The Cruise of the Constance by Hatherley and Winchcombe
The Cruise of the Constance written by Violet Hatherley, with music and lyrics by Cyril Winchcombe. First produced at the Royal Theatre in Worthing on 10th June 1909

The Beauty Baths revue, by George Ray. First produced at the Hippodrome Theatre, Devonport, April 1915. Ray is advertised as producer of Splash Me, Chase Me, Have a Dip and Something Doing

Great Fire at Brixton London - August 19th, 1910
The Great Fire that raged through the premises of Morley & Lanceley on Brixton Road in Brixton, London on 19th August 1910

Robert Dingley
ROBERT DINGLEY Puritan churchman, rector of Brixton, Isle of Wight. Date: 1619 - 1660

Horse Tram Brixton
Passengers face one another across the interior of a carriage on the Brixton and Kennington Tramway, south London. Date: 1870

Harry Mason and Lily Bart
Promotional postcard for Harry Mason and Lily Bart. These novelty comedy gymnasts were obscure performers. This postcard was commissioned it to advertise their act to music hall managers

City of London Freemens School, Brixton, London - founded in 1854 to educate orphans of the freemen of the City. The school moved to Ashtead Park, Surrey from Brixton in 1926. Date: circa 1905

Harry Mason and Lily Bart - Novelty Comedy Gymnasts of Brixton, London. " Ah! But What Gymnasts!" It looks conceivable as if Harry Mason is here taking on the persona of King George V

Girls Friendly Society (GFS) Diocesan Lodge, Brixton
Garden of the Girls Friendly Society (GFS) Diocesan Lodge, Brixton SW. Date: circa 1905

Multiview Card, Brixton, London
Multiview Card, Brixton, Lambeth, near Clapham, County of London, England. Date: 1920s

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