Brigade Collection (page 20)

LCC-LFB Islington fire station stables -- Kruger
Islington fire station stables, Upper Street, showing a white horse named Kruger. The station opened in 1899. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921

NFS dispatch rider training, WW2
A firewoman dispatch rider under instruction

Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine, LFB HQ
Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Queen Mother attending Blitz Memorial Service, St Pauls
Blitz Memorial unveiling and ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral, London, 4 May 1991, with the Queen Mother in attendance

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Lambeth Pier
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip standing outside Lambeth Pier during their visit to the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Reopening of the Southwark Training Centre
The Duchess of Kent reopening the Southwark Training Centre. She is standing in a hydraulic lift appliance

Fire crews attend the aftermath of a plane crash at Heathrow Airport

London Fire Brigade vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQ
Located in the Brigade headquarters complex, the extensive workshops built, maintained and repaired most of the London fire brigades fire appliances, staff cars

Firefighters at scene of shop fire in Oxford Street
Firefighters working at scene of shop fire, New Look store in Oxford Street, Central London

Turntable ladder, Wembley fire station
Turntable ladder at Wembley fire station

Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone, WW2
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone

Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived

Firefighter cutting through pipe after road traffic accident
A firefighter cutting through a pipe after a road traffic accident

Subsidence damage, 122 Ridley Road, Bromley
Subsidence damage to a house at 122 Ridley Road, Bromley, Kent

Firefighters at scene of fire in Commercial Road, East London

Scene of whale rescue attempt, River Thames, in which a Northern Bottlenose Whale was lost

Scene of fire at commercial premises, Barking
Scene of fire at commercial premises, Kingsbridge Road, Barking, Essex

Firefighters at scene of fire, Langley Park School

Fire at Crowland Road School, Crowland Road, Tottenham N15
A 10 Pump Fire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15

Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, SE15
Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, Peckham, London SE15

Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action

Firefighters in action at house fire, Golders Green
Firefighters in action at a house fire at 13 The Drive, Golders Green, NW London

Firefighters working at scene of fire in Carshalton, Surrey
Firefighters working at the scene of a fire in Carshalton, Surrey

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London

LCC-LFB Hatfield motorised pump escape
Fire engines were fitted with bells in 1903 to warn other traffic to make way. Prior to that the shanty call of seamen Hi-ya-hi (shouted when rope hauling)

LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, near Old Street
Built in 1895, Shoreditch fire station B27 was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The stations spare escape ladder is parked on the station forecourt

LCC-MFB Clerkenwell fire station EC1
The original Clerkenwell fire station built in 1870, located at 42-44 Rosebery Avenue, Farringdon. The station was substantially extended in 1896 and the fire engines pulled out into Farrington Road

LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, Bermondsey
Located at 164-165 Tooley Street, SE1, this station still stands today although it was closed operationally in 1928 and the building sold off

LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic training
Located at Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, the London Fire Brigade Training School is responsible for providing basic training to all its recruit firefighters

LCC-LFB Change from brass to cork fire helmets
A significant landmark when on 14 July 1934 the LFB started to replace its traditional brass helmet with a new compressed cork design. It would be four years before the changeover was completed

LCC-LFB Fireman using the sliding pole
Following a visit to the United States, the Chief Officer (Captain Eyre Massey Shaw) saw these devices in American firehouses, and brought the idea into his own fire stations

LCC-LFB Ship fire on SS Leopard, Port of London
A fire crew, rigged in Proto one-hour oxygen breathing apparatus sets, descend into the smoking hold of the SS Leopard. The fire had broken out deep inside the vessels hold

LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drill
These coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window

LCC-LFB first emergency tender crew, Clerkenwell
It was more a dedicated breathing apparatus fire engine but is deemed to be the forerunner of the emergency tenders. This fire engine also had a petrol engine generator to supply the electric

London Fire Brigade control room at headquarters. Officers work at computer stations to coordinate fire and rescue operations

Firefighters in training with breathing apparatus equipment

LFDCA-LFB Brigade Command and Control Unit
An interior view of the Brigades major command and control unit in Battersea Park, London

LCC-LFB 100 foot turntable ladder at Lambeth HQ
An AEC/Magirus all steel turntable ladder with its own fire pump at the Brigade headquarters station, Lambeth SE1. These open type TL were still operational in the mid 1960s although they were only

LFDCA-LFB Shadwell fire station, Cable Street
Shadwell fire station, Cable Street, East London, which marked its centenary in 2010. It is one of nine fire stations across London which are to be rebuilt

LFDCA-LFB Kingston fire station, SW London / Surrey
Built originally for the Surrey Fire Brigade, Kingston fire station was transferred into Greater London in 1965

LFDCA-LFB Islington fire station, Upper Street
Islington fire station, 178 Upper Street, Islington N1

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

LCC-MFB Royal visit to Brigade Headquarters
A rare picture of the Chief Officer, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, as he waits to greet the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)

LCC-MFB Escape cart stands ready in station
A picture of an MFB headquarters station showing the escape cart, designed by Chief Officer Captain Wells, carrying the 50 foot wheeled escape

LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) vehicles. The onset of WW2 brought about a vast expansion of the London Fire Brigade to deal with the anticipated enemy bombing of London

Last pair of horses used by London Fire Brigade
An historic and sad occasion for the London Fire Brigade in November 1921, when the Brigade said farewell to the last pair of horses (together with their horse-drawn fire engine)

LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station, City of London
Red Cross Street fire station, City of London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1900. It was one of four fire stations (plus a river station at Blackfriars)

LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pump
Whitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country

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