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LFDCA-LFB Lambeth HQ and Lambeth river stationA modernised Lambeth river fire station and the new fireboat London Phoenix, seen here from the north bank of the River Thames
The Canadians at Ypres - William Barnes WollenThe Canadians at Ypres 1915 - This depicts the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry at Bellewaerde Ridge on 8th May 1915
Rifleman of 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot at the time of the Crimean War. This regiment became the Rifle Brigade which changed to the 3rd Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade)
Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fireHeroic fireman rescuing a girl from a fire. Date: 19th century
LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, BermondseyBuilt by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station replaced two older Bermondsey fire stations that were closed down
Firefighters on a tea break after fire St Katherines DockLondon firefighters (with cork helmets) and Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters (with tin hats and AFS badges on their tunics)
1st battalion, Scots Guards, 1958Leaving England for Germany: the 1st battalion, Scots Guards, march past Windsor castle en route to the railway station. On Nov
Battle of the Pyrenees, 1813. Watercolour by Richard Simkin. The 95th Rifles (now Rifle Brigade) Pyrenees, 1813. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Date: 1813
Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, SE LondonFirefighters working at scene of pub fire, Eltham, SE London
LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, LondonA publicity photograph of the Massey Shaw fireboat with the Houses of Parliament in the background, used by the London County Council to promote the London Fire Brigade in its publications
Survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade, 1890Photograph of survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War taken 36 years after the event. The photograph was taken for charitable purposes
Blitz - Fire at Surrey Commercial Docks, RotherhitheWarehouses ablaze (the left wing of the No.8 warehouse) following the heavy enemy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe
Chris Reynolds Victorian fire engine cartoonChris Reynolds was a fireman at Paddington fire station and a talented cartoon artist. He produced a series of LFB/MFB cartoons of which this is one
2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade survivors" All that is left of them", the survivors of the original 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade which went out to France in 1914 with the original BEF (British Expeditionary Force)
Charge of Light BrigadeThe charge of the Light Brigade Cardigan in action
LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crewsBuilt in 1879, and located at 165 Tooley Street, this station remained operational until 1928 when the new Dockhead fire station was opened and the engines and crews transferred there
GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact PumpIntroduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape
Bus embedded in house, Blackstock Road, LondonBus embedded in the front of a house in Blackstock Road, London NW4, on 13 January 1974. The car in the foreground was shunted through a garden wall after being struck by the bus
British Royal Marines arriving in Ostend, Belgium, WW1A Brigade of Royal Marines march through Ostend, Belgium, greeted by local residents. The Brigade was made up of Battalions from each of the Royal Marine home divisions, Portsmouth
Fire Station Billiards Room
MFB Bow fire station, East LondonBow fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1868, located in Glebe Road, High Street, Bow E3
LFCDA-LFB Leyton fire stationThe fire station at Leyton, located at 90b Church Road, London E10
Croydon Fire Brigade, South Norwood stationThe firefighters of the Croydon Fire Brigade serving at South Norwood station, South Norwood High Street, together with their horse drawn manual fire engine
11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War. Date: 1854
WW2 Poster -- Formation SignsFormation signs, dated 8 May 1945. Chromolithograph poster, showing various formation signs of infantry and armoured divisions, brigades, groups, including Airborne TPS, GHQ Liaison Regiment
Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, Farringdon Street, WW2Blitz in London -- St Bride Street and Farringdon Street, with firefighters at work in a smoky atmosphere and pedestrians walking by
Rifle Brigade in position, Western Front - WWIThe First Battalion of the British Rifle Brigade in position close to the German trenches under shell fire - WWI. Date: circa 1915
Multi service emergency vehicles and their personnel
LCC-LFB Old Kent Road fire station, SE LondonBuilt by the London County Council, Old Kent Road fire station was located at 306-308 Old Kent Road, SE1. The station closed in 1969 when the new station was opened on the opposite side of the road
LFDCA-LFB Dockhead fire station, BermondseyOpened in 1928, Dockhead fire station became the setting for the fictitious Blackwall fire station in the popular television series Londons Burning
LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
GLC-LFB Deptford fire station, Evelyn Street, DeptfordDeptford fire station was one of the last stations built for the London County Councils Metropolitan Fire Brigade and was opened in 1904
GLC-LFB New Lewisham fire station appliance roomThe appliance room of the newly commissioned Lewisham Fire Station, located in Lewisham High Street, SE London. Showing Lewishams appliances, a pump-escape, pump and emergency tender
GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engineThe 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
LCC-LFB Serious house fire in Notting HillFirefighters using the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder to gain access to the upper floors of this terraced house affected by a serious blaze in Notting Hill, West London
LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower
GLC-London Fire Brigade, Clerkenwell fire stationOriginally built in 1870, Clerkenwell fire station underwent a major rebuild in 1916 and two additional fire engine bays were added
LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey SE1Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station was also the fictional fire station Blackwall in the highly acclaimed London Weekend Television series Londons Burning (1998-2002)
London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stationsFormed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London
LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire stationStation 20 was West Hampstead fire station, opened in 1901 at 325 West End Road. The firemen are pictured with their horse drawn steam fire engine on the forecourt of the station
LCC-LFB Burdett Road fire station, East LondonBuilt by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1904, Burdett Road fire station was located at 141 Burdett Road. It closed in 1972 with the opening of the new Poplar fire station
LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, HackneyBuilt in 1895, station B27, Shoreditch fire station, was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The stations pump
Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth
Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by sideRegular London firefighters side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts at Tottenham fire station. The building next door is Tottenham Town Hall
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire StationWhitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940
Tower Bridge jams in summer heatTower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses
Finchleys Zwicky Fire EngineFinchleys engine - a " Zwicky" built in Tottenhams council works around 1907 by Jean Zwicky who also designed it
LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB reviewLambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam