Appliances Collection (page 20)

LCC-LFB No1 station Southwark with motorised pumps
Southwark 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 The hose laying lorry at Southwark HQ
The Brigades first high speed hose laying lorry, seen at the then Brigade headquarters at Southwark, SE1

LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escape at Brigade HQ
Seen 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 Bishopsgate fire station horse drawn steamer
Station 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 pump
Holloway fire station with motorised pump. The adoption of motorised fire engines was becoming widespread by the start of the First World War

LCC-MFB Fire station appliance room
A typical scene in any Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire station appliance room as the escape cart and steamer stand in readiness

LCC-MFB Streatham sub-fire station and engine
Whilst the new Streatham fire station was being built, a sub-station was employed to serve the local area. Seen here is the building that housed the horse drawn escape cart and the steamer (not shown)

LCC-MFB Bishopsgate fire station appliance room
The appliance room of Bishopsgate fire station, located at 162 Bishopsgate in the City of London. Showing its array of fire engines that comprised two horse drawn escape carts

LCC-MFB Escape cart standing ready in station
An MFB fire station, showing the escape cart, carrying a 50 foot wheeled escape, ready to be connected to the horses who are standing in the stalls on either side of the fire engine

London Fire Brigade museum models - Winchester House
A steam pump horse drawn fire engine typical of those used by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (1866-1904) and during the early years of the London Fire Brigade (from 1904)

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The 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 engine
The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921

LFB Southwark fire station and Brigade HQ, SE1
View of the headquarters building of the London Fire Brigade with an extended turntable ladder on the right. The site was developed in 1911 when the present Southwark fire station was opened

LCC-LFB Turntable ladder and crew at Southwark
A steel Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder at the Brigade Headquarters, Southwark SE1

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A 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

GLC-LFB Brigade Headquarters Control Unit (CU)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

GLC-LFB Breathing Apparatus Coach (BAC)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

GLC-LFB Forced entry and lighting unit at Clapham
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

NFS towing unit and trailer pump, WW2
The National Fire Service was formed in 1941 and Greater London was designated a fire region with Lambeth as the Regional HQ

Model of historical appliance at Selfridges

GLC-LFB Salvage Tender
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

GLC-LFB Breathing apparatus cylinder van
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

GLC-LFB Northern Command Control Unit
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

GLC-LFB Southern Command Control Unit
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

GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit, Lambeth HQ
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

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- hose laying lorry
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

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