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London Fire Brigade pump damaged by fireA London Fire Brigade pump damaged by a dramatic fire which took place on the night of 15 August 1920 on the Thames at Woolwich, SE London
LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamerShand Mason steamer ready for the turnout from Manchester Square Fire Station. This is a more powerful two-cylinder model. Water in the boiler was kept warm by a small gas ring
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
Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewA Shand Mason Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937
London Fire Brigade steam pumpA London Fire Brigade steam pump
Leyland motor pump and crew
Firefighters pose in front of a steam pumpFirefighters pose in front of a horse drawn steam pump with a trophy
Firefighters in a motorised pump vehicle, London Fire Brigade
Firefighters in a pump ladder vehicle, London Fire Brigade
Fire crew and horse drawn pump
Hydraulic platform in use at fire in IsleworthHydraulic platform in use at a fire in Isleworth, West London
LCC-LFB Shop fire in Paul Street EC2Vast crowds gather at the scene of a large shop fire in Paul Street, City of London. The work of the Brigade always drew people to watch it at work, though this crowd is perhaps an extreme example
LCC-MFB Horse drawn steamer and fire crewA horse drawn steamer, mainstay of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades fire engine fleet, seen here at Southwark headquarters. Only the steamer had the ability to pump and deliver water onto a fire
LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engineThe new enclosed breathing apparatus and ladder carrying fire engine supplied to the London Fire Brigade by Dennis, based on an LFB design
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 Bishopsgate fire station horse drawn steamerStation No 36 was Bishopsgate. Seen here is its horse drawn steamer (without horses), showing the fire box near the large rear wheel of the engine
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
GLC-LFB Fireshow at Crystal PalaceA major charity event was organised at Crystal Palace to raise money for the Firefighters benevolent fund in the hot summer of 1976
LCC-LFB fire, Talwin Street, Bow, East LondonLondon Fire Brigade crews at the scene of a serious blaze, now under control, in an East London commercial premises at Talwin Street, Bow
Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights
An example of a horsed steam pump of the London 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 Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE LondonThe Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London
Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey ShawThe Massey Shaw was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight. It was fitted out with its powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London
Manually pulled and operated Insurance Company engineA manually pulled and operated Insurance Company fire engine
London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crewA London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle
Self-propelled fire engine at LCC-LFB Southwark HQThe Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump
LCC-LFB rear of a Shand Mason steam fire engineThe working end of the Shand Mason horse drawn steam fire engine, showing the detail of the steam driven fire pump
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 Merryweather chain-driven Hatfield pumpA chain-driven Hatfield type pump. Note the chain drive to the rear wheel axle. This was one of four such pumps that the Brigade purchased from Merryweather of Greenwich
LCC-LFB four pump fire and a typical street sceneA London street scene and a fire that required four pumps to deal with the incident. Charged hose is feeding one of the pumps but life seems to continue despite the fire brigade activity that is
LCC-LFB Daylight Rubber Co fire, Farringdon RoadA major fire at the Daylight Rubber Co warehouse in Farringdon Road required many pumps and a turntable ladder to quell the blaze, involving rubber goods
LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose applianceThe dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background
LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose applianceAn LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew
LCC-LFB enclosed pumping applianceA rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing
NFS heavy unit crew removing mobile pump by rampA heavy unit from a Brixton fire station sub-station, seen here at Regional headquarters, Lambeth, with the crew either removing or loading the trailer pump which was the appliances fire pump when
NFS (London) fire station pumping exercise, WW2An NFS firefighter using a trailer pump to lift water from the static dam at an NFS fire station and relaying the water
NFS-London Region open water exercise, WW2Four heavy units and trailer pumps at work by an emergency dam undertaking a pumping exercise
NFS (London Region) former Borough fire engine, WW2A County-Borough fire engine (with the Borough crest still on its side) that was incorporated into the newly formed NFS. This is believed to be an Emergency Tender although its base station is unknown
NFS (London Region) A Bermondsey towing vehicle, WW2A towing vehicle and trailer pump from 38 A 2V, a Bermondsey sub-station located at Paragon School, Searles Road, London SE1. The picture was taken at the Regional Headquarters, Lambeth
NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply
Locomotive fitted with Shand Mason pump, WW2A locomotive fitted with a Shand Mason pump helps to put out a fire at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Yard, Old Kent Road, SE London
NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work
Montage of images of parish fire pumpsFour examples of manual parish fire pumps. The top image is typical of the manual pump used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment
NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2Firefighters from the NFS River Service (Station R1, Lambeth) placing a trailer pump on an elevated buttress on Vauxhall Bridge to supplement emergency water supplies to fire crews on land
NFS (London Region) AFS exercises, WW2Firefighters at a hose pump during NFS (London Region) AFS exercises