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Background imageFlames Collection: Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work with a hosepipe in Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, City of London, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Background imageFlames Collection: Blitz in London -- building on fire in Southwark Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- building on fire in Southwark Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- a building on fire in Southwark Street, 29 December 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageFlames Collection: Corner store ablaze - Blitz on London - WW2

Corner store ablaze - Blitz on London - WW2 Date: circa 1941

Background imageFlames Collection: Building on fire in Red Cross Street, London - Blitz, WW2

Building on fire in Red Cross Street, London - Blitz, WW2
Building on fire in Red Cross Street, Southwark, London - Blitz, WW2

Background imageFlames Collection: The Temporary London Bridge on fire

The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living

Background imageFlames Collection: Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of London

Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of London
Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns during The Great Fire of London of 1666. Date: 1666

Background imageFlames Collection: Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters at Covent Garden Market fire, London

Firefighters at Covent Garden Market fire, London
Firefighters at the Covent Garden Market fire, London, on 20 December 1949. Date: 1949

Background imageFlames Collection: St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Background imageFlames Collection: Wooden Propeller manufactured by Frederick Tibbenham

Wooden Propeller manufactured by Frederick Tibbenham of Ipswich (the companys transfer sign of a bumble bee was used on every propeller that the company made)

Background imageFlames Collection: Zeppelin in flames as seen through telescope

Zeppelin in flames as seen through telescope from Southfields, September 3rd 1916. Signed Walter Hunt.This relates to the Zeppelin raid on the night 2nd/3rd September 1916

Background imageFlames Collection: Scouts singing round a campfire, Australia

Scouts singing round a campfire, Australia
A group of scouts singing round a campfire in Australia, conducted by their leader. Date: 1965

Background imageFlames Collection: WW2 poster, We re working for our lives

WW2 poster, We re working for our lives
WW2 poster, We re not only working for our living, we re working for our lives. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Background imageFlames Collection: WW2 poster, Victory of the Allies is Assured

WW2 poster, Victory of the Allies is Assured, showing a British submarine sinking an enemy ship. Date: 1940s

Background imageFlames Collection: Autocar Poster -- speed record on Saltburn Sands

Autocar Poster -- speed record on Saltburn Sands
Autocar Poster -- Sir Algernon Guinness setting a new speed record of 120 mph on Saltburn Sands in a 200 hp Darracq car. Date: 1908

Background imageFlames Collection: Fighting oil fires by G. H. Davis

Fighting oil fires by G. H. Davis
Fighting oil fires: smothering flames with a blanket of foam. Precautions against fire at oil reservoirs, and methods of extinguishing. Date: 1929

Background imageFlames Collection: Fire at Derby silk mill

Fire at Derby silk mill
A fire takes hold of Joseph Davenports silk mill, in Albert Street, near the cornmarket, Derby. The fire started in the roof and the lower storeys were saved, but silk and machinery were damaged

Background imageFlames Collection: Illustration telling the story of Chance the Fire Dog

Illustration telling the story of Chance the Fire Dog: Stop me not, but onward let me jog, For I am the London Firemens Dog. Date: 1834

Background imageFlames Collection: Cottles Farm set ablaze

Cottles Farm set ablaze
Cottles Farm at Englishcombe set ablaze by the dissatisfied poor. Date: 1846

Background imageFlames Collection: Dr Lettsom - 3

Dr Lettsom - 3
JOHN COAKLEY LETTSOM Medical practitioner, writer depicted with a cherub engaged in quenching the flames of a burning heart with soothing water from a jug. Date: 1745 - 1815

Background imageFlames Collection: Joseph Chamberlain as Mephistopheles boiling Radicals

Joseph Chamberlain as Mephistopheles boiling Radicals
The Radical Inferno. Joseph Chamberlain as Mephistopheles boiling his Radical political opponents (who were against his proposals for Tariff Reform) - including Henry Campbell-Bannerman (foreground)

Background imageFlames Collection: Fire of Thessaloniki - Town in flames - Custom House Camp

Fire of Thessaloniki - Town in flames - Custom House Camp
The Great Fire that raged between 18th-20th August 1917 at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 72 hours, 9500 houses were destroyed which left more than 70000 people homeless

Background imageFlames Collection: Thessaloniki aflame - 1917

Thessaloniki aflame - 1917
A view of the Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, that raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless

Background imageFlames Collection: Winter, 18th century French School

Winter, 18th century French School (possibly by Francois Octavien, 1695-1736). Showing people keeping warm inside with a blazing fire (left), a pigs carcase being cut up outside, wood being chopped

Background imageFlames Collection: Candle surrounded by holly

Candle surrounded by holly c. 1910

Background imageFlames Collection: The Divine Comedy. s. XIV. The Purgatory. Dante

The Divine Comedy. s. XIV. The Purgatory. Dante
The Divine Comedy. s.XIV. The Purgatory. Dante and Virgil before the lustful who walk through the flames. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St)

Background imageFlames Collection: Working Elephants 1907

Working Elephants 1907
Elephants help to extinguish the flames when a train carrying a menagerie crashes in West Virginia, USA. Date: 1907

Background imageFlames Collection: Ladder demonstration at Annual Review, Lambeth HQ

Ladder demonstration at Annual Review, Lambeth HQ
Demonstration at the Annual Review, Lambeth Headquarters

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters at the scene of a warehouse fire, SE London

Firefighters at the scene of a warehouse fire, SE London
Firefighters at the scene of a warehouse fire on Ladywell Road, Lewisham, SE London

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters a fire at 1 Heton Gardens

Firefighters a fire at 1 Heton Gardens
Firefighters in action a fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters putting out a fire at 1 Heton Gardens

Firefighters putting out a fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Background imageFlames Collection: Fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Background imageFlames Collection: Crystal Palace burning down

Crystal Palace burning down
Firefighters desperately try to put out the fire at Crystal Palace, South London, on the 30th November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom

Background imageFlames Collection: Oil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, Hertfordshire

Oil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, Hertfordshire
Oil refinery fire. Buncefield Terminal, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters at the scene of an explosion

Firefighters at the scene of an explosion at 157 The Broadway, London

Background imageFlames Collection: The scene of a fire at 259 Water Road, London

The scene of a fire at 259 Water Road, London

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, SE London

Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, SE London
Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, Homestall Road, SE London

Background imageFlames Collection: Firefighters respond to a fire, East London

Firefighters respond to a fire, East London
Firefighters respond to a fire at Marshgate Railway Sidings, Stratford, East London



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