Burning Collection (page 9)

Two firefighters at King George V Dock, East London
Two firefighters in action at No.9 Shed, King George V Dock, Port of London Authority, East London (E16), on 29 December 1974 -- a 30-pump fire

Firefighters training at Lambeth HQ, extinguishing an oil fire using water fog

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2
London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944

Blitz in the City of London, WW2
Scene in Queen Victoria Street and Upper Thames Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941, with firemen at work in the distance. Date: 1941

People jumping from a burning building -- firefighters hold a sheet below to catch them. Date: 19th century

The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living

Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns - The Great Fire of London
Old St. Pauls Cathedral burns during The Great Fire of London of 1666. Date: 1666

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

Firefighters cutting through a roof
Firefighters cutting through the roof of a burning building

Insurance companies memorial with the Latin motto: Finis Coronat Opus (the end crowns the work). The bas relief sculpture shows modern-day firefighters with water hoses and ladder, fighting a fire

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Blitz in London -- firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work at a fire at Youngs Glue Factory, Grange Road, Bermondsey, during the Second World War, 12 October 1940

Kaiser tied to a burning stake with Allied soldiers dancing
La Danse Finale !. Dansons la Carmagnole. The Kaiser tied to a burning stake with Allied soldiers dancing to the patriotic song of the French Revolution. Jean Emmanuel D Aurian. French Caricaturist

Boy Scout on Ascension Island, South Atlantic
A Boy Scout on Ascension Island, South Atlantic, collecting scrub wood for the fire on the lava flows. Date: 1981

Words and music of Till the boys come home (Keep the home fires burning). Words by Lena Guilbert Ford. Music by Ivor Novello

Boy of 3rd Bahamas Scout Troop in torchlight parade
Godfrey Burnside of 3rd Bahamas Scout Troop in a torchlight parade, part of the Constitution Day celebrations in Nassau, Bahamas

Burning of Reims Cathedral after bombardment, 1914
The burning of Reims Cathedral in France after severe bombardment by the Germans, September 1914 September 1914

The Burning of Vis
While the town of VisÚáóurns in the background, German officers question a local peasant in the foreground, with cavalry behind them hanging their overcoats to dry on their lances

Keep the Home Fires Burning, WW1
Scenes showing women carrying on and fulfilling mens roles during the First World War while husbands, fathers, brothers and sons serve in the trenches

Men with wood burning oven, Japan
Three men with a wood burning oven, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Tuesday) -- he helps to dry his mistresss shoes in front of the gas fire. Date: 1923

Burning building, Bapaume, Western Front, WW1
A burning building in Bapaume, France, on the Western Front during World War One, taken immediately after the town was captured by the British. Date: circa 1917

Despatch riders bike on fire, Western Front, WW1
A motor despatch riders bike catches fire on the Western Front in France during World War One, watched by a group of soldiers. Date: circa 1916

Burning of Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf by G. H. Davis
The burning of the new Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps. How the giant flame, 500 feet high, leapt up after the bomb had exploded in the shed

Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. Davis
Protecting the crews of tankers from burning oil during the Second World War. The new one-piece fireproof smocks, with other fire-resisting devices. Date: 1941

The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire, Manchester
The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire next to the Daily Sketch offices in Manchester (C. Walter and Co.) A wheeled escape ladder had been deployed to the top right window where two people can

British ships in action, Dardanelles, Turkey, WW1
Allied ships in action in the Dardanelles, Turkey, during the First World War. Date: 1915

Saved by parachute from a burning plane
An airman is saved by his parachute from a burning plane which plummets to the ground. Date: 1928

Burning the ice at both ends! by George Studdy
Burning the ice at both ends! Bonzo and the Bonzolines keep their temperatures down on a hot day, with a large cube of ice

Cartoon, Knights of the Air, WW1
First World War cartoon entitled Knights of the Air, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg with a scene of destruction behind them

A Chinese ritual using frankincense and myrrh

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. Date: early 20th century

Scene outside a garage, with a burning car. Date: 1932

Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras
Anglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India

12-YEAR TRUCE - 2
Outside the Stathuys (town hall) The populace of Antwerp celebrate the signing of the truce between Austria and the Netherlands with burning barrels of pitch. Date: 9 April 1609

Dr Lettsom - 3
JOHN COAKLEY LETTSOM Medical practitioner, writer depicted with a cherub engaged in quenching the flames of a burning heart with soothing water from a jug. Date: 1745 - 1815

Felicia Hemans - 4
FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Popular writer of uplifting verses - The boy stood on the burning deck, The stately homes of England etc. Date: 1793 - 1835

Felicia Hemans - 3
FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Popular writer of uplifting verses - The boy stood on the burning deck, The stately homes of England etc. Date: 1793 - 1835

Burning the Shaws. Pratt, William b.1855 fl. 1880-1936

Burning the Effigy of Lundy in Derry (c. 1830). Unknown 19th century. Date: 1830 (circa)

Spanish Civil War - Battle of Irun - Smoke from fires
Fires burning during the Battle of Irun (Gipuzkoa Region, Basque A.C.), which raged during the Spanish Civil War between 19th August and 5th September 1936 - view from the sea. Date: 1936

Fire of Thessaloniki - Town in flames - Custom House Camp
The Great Fire that raged between 18th-20th August 1917 at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 72 hours, 9500 houses were destroyed which left more than 70000 people homeless

Large Fire at Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1923

Thessaloniki aflame - 1917
A view of the Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, that raged between 18th-19th August 1917. In 32 hours 9500 houses were destroyed.which left more than 70000 people homeless

Homeless citizens assess damge to property - Thessaloniki. The Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, raged between 18th-19th August 1917

The Great Fire at Istanbul - 23rd August, 1908. Date: 1908

Wiltshire Bacon - Ancient Custom of Burning the Pig (which thankfully seems to have already been dispatched by the farmer/butcher on left). Date: 1908

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