Headquarters Collection (page 9)

LFB Headquarters - Awaiting arrival of their majesties
The opening of the new LFB Headquarters at Lambeth - the top brass await the arrival of their majesties. Date: 1937

Royal visit to LFB Lambeth HQ, WW2
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth at a Review of Firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Firefighters with sweeping brushes, Southwark HQ
Firefighters with sweeping brushes at Southwark HQ, taking part in an escape competition

London Fire Brigade escape competition with dummies
London Fire Brigade escape competition at Drill HQ on 11 April 1933, aerial view, lowering a dummy down to the ground. Date: 1933

Presentation of long service medals, Southwark HQ
Presentation of long service medals at Southwark HQ, showing C.O. Sladen (Lieutenant Commander RN) and D.C.O. Mr Gamble. Date: 1915

Two men on switchboard at LFB HQ
Two men taking calls on the switchboard at LFB HQ. Date: 1925

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge
WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander C P McDuell takes charge at a major fire. Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett operates the walkie talkie set and Company Officer Obie Walker

LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise wearing breathing apparatus Date: 1934

LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise carrying casualty Date: 1934

LFB Telephone Switchboard - Lambeth HQ, SE1 Date: circa 1930s

LFB annual review and inspection at HQ
LFB annual review at HQ, 2 July 1955, with the Home Secretary, Major Gwilym Lloyd George (1st Viscount Tenby, 1894-1967), inspecting the parade. Date: 1955

LFB escape training at HQ, 17 July 1955. A firefighter carries a woman down a ladder. Date: 1955

Firefighters in new cork helmets
LFB firefighters at Southwark HQ wearing new cork and rubber helmets at an inspection, 14 July 1934. These new, lighter helmets replaced the old brass ones. Date: 1934

Map of London with fire stations marked, Lambeth HQ
Map of London with all the fire stations marked, in the control room at Lambeth HQ

Sculptures on front of Lambeth HQ Main Building
Three art deco style sculptures on the front of Lambeth HQ Main Building. Date: 1937

Regional HQ band at LFB Headquarters, Lambeth
Group photograph of the Regional HQ band with their instruments at London Fire Brigade HQ. The purpose-built bandstand behind the band was incorporated in the original design brief of the Brigades

LFB firefighters using a hand squirt
Two LFB firefighters using a hand squirt at headquarters, March 1938. Date: 1938

LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern review
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump

LCC-London Fire Brigade training in use of telephone
LCC-London Fire Brigade training recruits in taking messages over the telephone, at Lambeth HQ

Firefighters in display at Lambeth HQ, London
Firefighters in a display at Lambeth HQ, London, on 28 July 1937, following a presentation of certificates for bravery by Mr E Cruse, Chairman of the London Fire Brigade Committee

Firefighting training display at Southwark Headquarters
Over 100 years ago, the London Fire Brigade encouraged a good public image, often opening its doors to exercises and special training events

Fire engine and crew, LCC-London Fire Brigate
A fire engine and its crew at Southwark HQ -- the first pneumatic tyred appliance, commissioned in April 1928, with a Dennis Tamini pump capacity of 500 gallons per minute. Date: circa 1928

LCC-London Fire Brigade, motorised pump at hose drill
Fire crew in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump. Date: 1909

Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQ
Refreshment vehicle at the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, probably during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the building. Date: 1937

Self-propelled fire engine at LFB Southwark HQ
A self-propelled fire engine at LFB Southwark Headquarters, with firemen training. Date: 1910

The London Fire Brigade, Lambeth headquarters
The London Fire Brigades Lambeth headquarters under construction in February 1936. Date: 1936

London Fire Brigade band at Brigade Headquarters
Group photograph of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band with the Deputy Chief Officer, Major Frank Whitford Jackson, sitting in the centre of the front row

Firefighter training, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Firefighter training at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a man operating a hose at the top of the turntable ladder. Aerial view, probably taken from the top of the drill tower

Fire engine and drill tower, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Fire engine and drill tower at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a training exercise in progress

Firefighter at the wheel of a fire engine
A firefighter sitting at the wheel of a fire engine at the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1

The Prince of Wales Fund: a room in the head office
On 6th August 1914, the Prince of Wales announced the formation of a National Fund for the relief of the inevitable distress consequent on war

Hairdressers Strike, 1919
A motor cycle and sidecar on duty outside the picket line at the Assistants headquarters during the Hairdressers Strike at the end of the First World War

Battalion Ballads from 17th Bat. Highland Light Infantry
Book entitled Battalion Ballads from THE OUTPOST 17th (S) Battalion Highland Light Infantry. This book belonged to 15959 Sergeant W. F. Ritchie. Annotated inside giving details of his time in France

Old Cottage, near Headquarters Rossignol, nr Kemel
Old Cottage, near Headquarters. Rossignol, nr. Kemel. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Peronne - The Somme and the outskirts of the town from Prince Ruprechts HQ, January 1919, by Ernest Procter, ARA NEAC IS (1886-1935)

French Army dog Prusco
One of the many dogs used by the French Army, Prusco, sits on the side car of a motor cycle, alongside the motor-cyclist scout

Women Signallers Territorial Corps, WW1
Women demonstrating their skills at the headquarters training school of the Women Signallers Territorial Corps in 1916. From left

King George V and Sir Douglas Haig, Western Front, WW1
King George V and Sir Douglas Haig near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Haig and Rawlinson, Western Front, WW1
Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief, with Sir Henry Rawlinson, Army commander, at an HQ on the Western Front in France during the Battle of the Somme, World War One. Date: circa 1916

Arthur, Prince of Connaught and French General, WW1
Arthur, Prince of Connaught presents a military decoration to a French General on the Western Front during World War One. Two men in the background stand with their cameras at the ready

Inauguration of the Palace of Peace, The Hague
Inauguration of the Palace of Peace at The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands, headquarters of the International Court of Justice

Waifs and Strays Society Headquarters, Kennington
The headquarters of the Waifs and Strays Society at the Old Town Hall, Kennington, London. Date: 1920s

Ladder drill at LFB Southwark HQ. Date: early 20th century

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

GLC-LFB - Junior firemen at Shoreditch fire station
The London junior firemen scheme started in 1964. Here they give a PE demonstration at the formal opening of the new Shoreditch Fire Station

Early morning for polo ponies at the National School of Equi
Polo ponies receiving early morning exercise at the National School of Equitation, headquarters for the Season for the ponies of Mr Schwarz, also known as the owner of Jack Horner

Exeter Hall, London, 1901
Exeter Hall on the Strand, London, in 1901. Exeter Hall was the London headquarters of the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

Group photo, 2nd Rawalpindi Division, India
Group photo, men of the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, Murree, India. A board behind them shows who belongs upstairs and who belongs downstairs. Date: 1913

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