Crews Collection (page 6)

LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire, Vauxhall Bridge Road
Fire crews damping down following a major blaze in Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, involving a large single storey corrugated storage facility

LCC-LFB Major fire, Royal Military Academy, SE18
Multiple fire appliances on the parade ground of the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, London SE18, responding to a serious fire within the building

LCC-LFB fire, Talwin Street, Bow, East London
London Fire Brigade crews at the scene of a serious blaze, now under control, in an East London commercial premises at Talwin Street, Bow

LCC-LFB fire in Kensington High Street, London W8
The aftermath of a roof and top floor fire in apartments at 1 Kensington High Street. A fire engine (pump) is set into a hydrant

LCC-LFB Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder and crew
Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters No.1 station located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1

LCC-LFB Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder and crew
Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters, No.1 station, located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1

LCC-LFB Hatfield petrol self-propelled fire pump
The Hatfield petrol pump was the first petrol driven fire engine in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump. Two of these machines were introduced into London in 1908

LCC-LFB Clerkenwell Emergency Tender
Clerkenwells emergency tender with its fire crew in Proto breathing apparatus. Clerkenwell fire station was built in 1870

Barnet Fire Brigade with appliance
Barnet Fire Brigade posing with an appliance

Wembley Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape and crew. Wembley split from Harrow in 1894, formed its own Urban District Council and established Wembley Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield fire engine
An LFB firefighting crew on a motorised steam pump. The motorised age came to the London Fire Brigade at Southwark in September 1909

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE London
The Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III, midstream on River Thames
A side view of the London Fire Brigades fireboat Beta III, stationary and midstream, downstream of Tower Bridge with Wapping wharves in the background

Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames
A drawing of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug heading to a riverside blaze in the distance. The fire float was a fire pump mounted in a barge that could supply water to the land via

LFB fireboat Alpha II and crew on River Thames
The Alpha II fireboat was a self-propelled steam driven fireboat brought into service by the London County Councils London Fire Brigade

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

Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2
Auxiliary London firemen (AFS) under instruction in the use of a rocket-line as part of their fireboat drills and training

London Fire Brigade AFS fireboat on the Thames
An Auxiliary fireboat on patrol in the Port of London with Tower Bridge in the background

Engine room of LFB fireboat Massey Shaw
London fireboat engineers at work in the engine room of the Massey Shaw. Showing the Port and Starboard engines and various engine and pressure gauges behind the two firefighters

Engine room of London Fire Brigade fireboat
London firefighter engineers at work in the engine room of a fireboat

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning to London after Dunkirk, WW2
Return of the LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw to London after evacuation of Allied forces at Dunkirk

LCC-LFB steam fire engine racing in Hyde Park
King Edward VII took the Review of the London Fire Brigade in Hyde Park. Part of the review involved a demonstration of driving skills by the coachmen of the London Fire Brigade

LCC- MFB horse drawn steamer at Westminster
A steamer and crew at Westminster fire station, Francis Street, Victoria, during the latter years of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (it was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904)

London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew
A London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle

Self-propelled fire engine at LCC-LFB Southwark HQ
The Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump

LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal Palace
The Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines

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

LCC-LFB Fireboat Beta III on the River Thames
Fireboat Beta III facing downriver, seen from the River Fire Station at Rotherhithe (Cherry Garden Pier)

Home Office-NFS Fire Force control unit, WW2
An example of the Home Office fire control units that were issued to the various Fire Force Area headquarters. They were built to a standard design and were the command point at larger fires

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

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

Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2
Blitz in London -- two turntable ladders at work and firefighters directing their jets of water at the warehouse fire in St Katherines Dock, Port of London

Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2
Fire crews, using radial branches, extinguishing fires in Londons main shopping district of Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage

Blitz in London -- oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- fire crews applying foam at a serious oil tank fire at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 8 September 1940

Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2
London Fire Brigade crews, consisting of full-time and AFS firefighters, tackling a major fire in Homerton, East London. Crews seen working with both major and trailer fire pumps

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

Auxiliary firefighters at drill, Lambeth HQ, WW2
Auxiliary crews from station 75W (Shelborne Road School sub station in Holloway) getting to work with a trailer pump and jets in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters

LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2
Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams

London Fire Brigade station with horse-drawn fire engines
An unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews

Motorised pump and crew in Tottenham. The vehicle was 100 hp, and cost £ 3000

Sea Scout crews in dinghies

Cherbourg - Barracks of the crews of French Navy
Cherbourg, France - Barracks and naval equipment stores of the crews of French Navy. Note the steam tram in the foregorund. Date: circa 1905

American machine gun crews, Western Front, WW1
American machine gun crews in action on the Western Front around the end of the First World War. Date: circa November 1918

British sailors on the Tigris, Mesopotamian Campaign, WW1
British sailors on the Tigris in the Mesopotamian Campaign during the First World War. Gunboat crews assisted on the river and in transport work. Date: circa 1917

Hauptman Ernst Brandenburg and Gotha crews
Hauptman Ernst Brandenburg and the crews of the Kampfgeschwader III (Gotha aircraft pilots) in World War One. Date: World War One

Cover of B. O. N. April 1943
Cover of B.O.N. (The Bomb-Aimers, Observers and Navigators Union) for April 1943, the official magazine of 48 Air School based in Woodbrook, East London, South Africa

Cover of B. O. N. March 1943
Cover of B.O.N. (The Bomb-Aimers, Observers and Navigators Union) for March 1943, the official magazine of 48 Air School based in Woodbrook, East London, South Africa

The crew of the U boat U9, they sunk three royal navy cruisers, HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue

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