Blackfriars Collection (page 2)

A tug and lighters, from Blackfriars, with the OXO tower on the opposite bank, River Thames, London, England. Date: February 1939

Mayor of London laying Foundation-Stone of Blackfriars Bridge, London. Date: 1760

Advert for Priests furniture shops, London 1851
Largest establishment household and office furniture of British, located in four stores in London, Priests furniture shops. Date: 1851

Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass cutter at work. Date: 1841

BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE
from the Surrey (south) side of the river : St Pauls in the distance, hay barges and other shipping in the foreground Date: circa 1870

Frost on the Thames
The winter of 1814 is renowned as being one of the coldest in history. In London, the Thames froze over and near Blackfriars Bridge the ice was thick enough to carry the weight of an elephant

Blackfriars Old Bridge
The Old Blackfriars Bridge designed by Scottish architect and engineer Robert Mylne was built in the 1760s and demolished in the 1860s. Date: 19th century

HMS Buzzard (a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop) - Royal Navy Training Ship at Blackfriars on the Thames in 1906. In 1904 she was converted to a drill ship for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at

Statue of Queen Victoria - Queen Victoria Street, London - at the Northern end of Blackfriars Bridge. Date: circa 1905

A View of Blackfriars, attributed to Francis Smith
A View of Blackfriars and Saint Pauls from Somerset Gardens, attributed to Francis Smith

Model of the city of Stockholm in the late Middle Ages. By Trygve Jerneman, 1962. Scale 1:500. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Catherine of Aragon at Legatine Court, Blackfriars
Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII, probably on 21 June 1529 at the Legatine Court, Blackfriars, London. circa 1529

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952. Date: July 1952

Baynards Castle
aka Castle Baynard : a great house on the Thames at Blackfriars dating from the 11th century, though periodically rebuilt until its destruction in the Great Fire. Date: circa 17th century

Royal Motor Barge on the River Thames, 1937
Photograph showing the Royal motor barge leading four motor torpedo boats down the River Thames, near Blackfriars, London, 1937

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

Salvation Army Shelter, Blackfriars Road, London
A crowd of vagrants awaiting admission to the Salvation Army shelter for men (known as The Embankment) at 115B Blackfriars Road, London

Magdalen Hospital, Southwark
The Magdalen Hospital premises on Great Surrey Street (now Blackfriars Road, Southwark, opened in 1772. Date: early 1800s

Tour of the Colonies - Blackfriars - Queen Victoria - Statue of Queen under decorated arch with crown on top. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Blackfriars Station
The terminus of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway is at first known as Ludgate Hill Station. Date: 1863

Scientific Conversazione
The Society of Apothecaries holds a Scientific conversazione at their council chamber, Apothecaries Hall, in Blackfriars, London. The evening focused on the use of the microscope. Date: 11 April 1855

Blackfriars Bridge 1795
viewed from Somerset Place Date: 1795

Strike / Overturned Van
An overturned vehicle in Blackfriars Road, the work of a crowd of strike sympathisers Date: 1926

The aftermath of the great storm in London
A page with several engravings showing the destruction caused by a great storm in 1846, as well as an image of the storm in full-swing over Blackheath. Date: 1846

The Christchurch Institution, Gray Street, London
The Christchurch Institution, Gray Street, Blackfriars Road, County of London, England. Date: 1920s

Engraving of Davies fire escape, Blackfriars Road, London
Engraving of Davies portable fire escape belonging to the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, at the Obelisk in Blackfriars Road, London. Date: 1849

Aftermath of high explosive bomb, Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940. In the background is the train bridge between London Bridge and Waterloo stations

Blitz in London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire at the Blackfriars Goods Depot on 16 October 1940. Date: 1940

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2
Aerial view of London firemen at work with hoses in Queen Victoria Street (looking towards Blackfriars) following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Blitz in London -- firefighters at work, Blackfriars, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with hosepipes at the Blackfriars Goods Depot on 16 October 1940. Date: 1940

A tram outside Blackfriars tram terminal in London. It is headed for Abbey Wood via Old Kent Road

Surrey Chapel
Blackfriars Road; also known as the Rotunda; the chapel of Rowland Hill. Date: early 19th century

Blackfriars Bridge
The temporary bridge at Blackfriars during the rebuilding of the main bridge. Date: 1775

New Bridge Street
Blackfriars Bridge is behind us and we are looking northward towards Holborn Viaduct. Date: 1895

Linacre Home
The home of Thomas Linacre, physician to Henry VIII, in Knightrider Street, Blackfriars, London. Date: 16TH CENTURY

Blackfriars bridge / IMechE

London, Blackfriars Bridge. Date: 1906

Patent poster for Shand, Mason & Co
A patent poster for Shand, Mason & Co, fire engine makers and hydraulic engineers, advertising three types of firefighting equipment

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

LFB Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London
Built in 1934 by J Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Massey Shaw cost £ 18, 000 to build. It was stationed at Blackfriars river station when this photograph was taken

NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2
The River Headquarters crest of the NFS River Thames Formation, which covered the Greater London area of the Thames, and included some eighteen fireboats and assorted fire floats and other tenders

NFS (London Region) fireboat at Grays, near Tilbury, WW2
An NFS fireboat at her moorings, R5Z-TS Exmouth river fire station, Grays near Tilbury, Essex, the furthest easterly river station in the London Region

NFS (London Region) fire float on the Thames, WW2
A motor launch fire float under tow by a fireboat on the River Thames

NFS (London Region) fireboat tender on the Thames, WW2
NFS (London Region) fireboat tender on the River Thames, viewed from Blackfriars river station, Victoria Embankment

Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940

Blitz on London -- Blackfriars Goods Depot, WW2
London firefighters struggling to control a powerful jet of water whilst fighting a fire at the Blackfriars Goods (Railway) Depot, Southwark Street

Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire station
The Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London

Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station

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