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LFB firefighter with new motor pumpLFB firefighter at HQ with newly delivered motor pump fitted with a six-cylinder engine, pumping capacity about 930 gallons per minute, 11 April 1938. Date: 1938
Merryweather motor fire engine for Glasgow, rear view showing Hatfield pump
LFB crew on motorised vehicleLCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934
Motorised fire vehicle and crew, TwickenhamMotorised fire vehicle and crew of Twickenham Fire Brigade. Date: 1920s
LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London streetA picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised Dennis fire engine with an L-plate on the front
LCC-LFB trainees looking at an engineA group of trainee firefighters and an instructor, looking at the engine of a motorised fire vehicle with an L plate on the front before setting out on the road. Date: circa 1920s
LCC-LFB motorised Hatfield type fire engineA motorised Hatfield-type fire engine. The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse-drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921
LCC-London Fire Brigade crews and vehicles, VauxhallLCC-London Fire Brigade crews and motorised vehicles at Vauxhall Fire Station, London. Date: circa 1900
LCC-London Fire Brigade, motorised pump at hose drillFire crew in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump. Date: 1909
Large Dennis trailer water pump
Trailer water pump at Dulwich Fire Station, WW2The latest trailer water pump, presented in September 1940, seen here at Dulwich Fire Station, south London. Date: 1940
Scammell 45 gallon water pump, WW2A Scammell 45 gallon water pump in position on a trolley during the Second World War (17 September 1942). Date: 1942
Tanks used in WW1 - a vision of ArmageddonAn apocalyptic view of a tank battle, with the vehicles depicted as a herd of steel beasts snorting across the battlefield at night. Date: 1917
Scene on a road, Western Front, WW1Scene on a road on the Western Front during World War One, with various transport. Date: circa 1916
Ice motor on way to Dawson City, Yukon, CanadaMen riding an ice motor en route to Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, important during the Klondike Gold Rush. Date: circa 1908
Horse & Horse Power bound for Goodwood by Gilbert HolidayA coach and horses carrying passengers to the Goodwood race meeting at the end of July, is passed by a juggernaut of a vehicle, a charabanc carrying numerous visitors. Date: 1928
London Fire Brigade motorised pumpA London Fire Brigade motorised pump
Man in motorised bath chairA man in a motorised bath chair in front of a house, with two women sitting on the doorstep clearly admiring his means of transport
A motor sledge for the South PoleA motor sledge device for transport in heavy snow, used by Lieutenant Barnes on M.Charcots French expedition to the South Pole which set off in 1908 in the Pourquoi Pas. Date: 1909
LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQWorking in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, firefighters getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump
LCC-LFB Braidwood style motorised pump at SouthwarkAn example of the Braidwood style fire engine at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1
LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape at GreenwichLCC-London Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape at Greenwich, SE London. This fire engine also carried an in-built 60 gallon chemical extinguisher which fed through a hosereel
LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyresThe London Fire Brigade introduced Dennis dual purpose appliances which were fitted with pneumatic tyres, making fire engines faster and safer
LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escapeIn 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey
Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance roomMotorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions
Firefighters in a motorised pump vehicle, London Fire Brigade
Motorised 75 foot ladder appliance
LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escapeAn electric-driven escape van at the Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and weighed about two tons
LCC-LFB Pump escape at Southwark HQThe pump escape and crew at drill in the station yard of Brigade Headquarters at Southwark, SE1. The widespread adoption of motorised fire engines led to the development of both self propelled
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge firemen competition winnersThe winning crew of the annual horse drawn and motorised pump escape competition with their station superintendent. Knightsbridge fire station was opened in 1907, and still stands in Basil Street
LCC-LFB Early motorised fire engineThis machine was one of the early self-propelled petrol motor fire engines used by the LFB. It was made by Merryweather and Sons Limited
LCC-LFB No1 station Southwark with motorised pumpsSouthwark fire station was attached to the Brigade headquarters located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1. Seen here are the pump escape and pump, two of Southwarks many fire engines
LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escape at Brigade HQSeen here at Southwark, Brigade headquarters, is an example of one of the electric driven escape vans. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and the fire engine weighed about two tons
LCC-LFB Holloway fire station with motorised pumpHolloway fire station with motorised pump. The adoption of motorised fire engines was becoming widespread by the start of the First World War
LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engineThe Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station
LCC-LFB Motorised Hatfield type fire engineThe London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921
LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London streetA picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised fire engine with an L-plate on the front
LCC-LFB live rescue drill, by a line, at Southwark HQA fireman is being lowered by a line from a building at Southwark HQ during practice rescues. In the foreground is an example of a first aid 12 horsepower
Wembley Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape and crew. Wembley split from Harrow in 1894, formed its own Urban District Council and established Wembley Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield fire engineAn LFB firefighting crew on a motorised steam pump. The motorised age came to the London Fire Brigade at Southwark in September 1909
LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal PalaceThe Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines
LCC London Fire Brigade Dennis motorised pumpA Dennis pump from No 1 station Southwark, which was the headquarters station of the London Fire Brigade, based at Southwark Bridge Road SE1
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station stablesOpened on 27 June 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was located at 16 Basil Street. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921
LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQTwo London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot
Motorised pump and crew in Tottenham. The vehicle was 100 hp, and cost £ 3000
Diasbled scooterA disabled man with his motor scooter, Landskrona, Sweden 1952. Date: 1952
Shackleton MotorsledgeThe motorised sledge which he plans to use instead of the huskies and ponies used by earlier expeditions... Date: 1907
German motorised column of the 4th Panzer Division during the cross-country march in France during World War II