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Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crews

LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crews
Built 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

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump

GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump
Introduced 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

Background imageDennis Collection: LFCDA-LFB Leyton fire station

LFCDA-LFB Leyton fire station
The fire station at Leyton, located at 90b Church Road, London E10

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ
A Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London. It was powered by a 150 bhp 5.7 litre Rolls-Royce engine and served initially at Lambeth Fire Station

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine
LCC-London Fire Brigade, Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine with crew

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Brain / Photo

Dennis Brain / Photo
DENNIS BRAIN Musician: legendary French horn player

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew
The introduction of the Dennis fire appliances would see the creation of dual-purpose fire engines capable of carrying either the 50 foot wheeled escape or, as here, adapted as a pump

Background imageDennis Collection: LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine at Clapham fire station

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine at Clapham fire station
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape at Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London Council

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB general purpose lorry

LCC-LFB general purpose lorry
A general purpose lorry, manufactured by Dennis of Guildford

Background imageDennis Collection: Suffragette Lilian Lenton in Court 1913

Suffragette Lilian Lenton in Court 1913
A newspaper placard dated Wednesday, June 11, 1913, with the headline, Miss. Lentons Reappearance. Lilian Lenton (1891-1972)

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- Breakdown Lorry

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- Breakdown Lorry
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladder

LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladder
An example of the Dennis Morris Magirus turntable ladder in its fire station appliance room

Background imageDennis Collection: Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875

Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875
Series of engraved portraits showing the surviving British participants of the Charge of the Light Brigade of the Battle of Balaclave, Crimean War, pictured in 1875

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Taylor - Snooker Player

Dennis Taylor - Snooker Player Date: 1980s

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape

LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape
The Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape from D66 station Brixton (Gresham Road, SW4), pictured on Lambeth Bridge. The hose-reel tubing

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, Derbyshire

Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, Derbyshire
Dennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times

Background imageDennis Collection: Elizabeth Ponsonby with cocktail shaker and glasses

Elizabeth Ponsonby with cocktail shaker and glasses
Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby (later the Hon. Mrs Dennis Pelly), one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s, and daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government

Background imageDennis Collection: Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew

Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew
Firefighters from Whitechapel fire station posing with their Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets with their open Dennis dual purpose appliance which could carry either an extension ladder

Background imageDennis Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Brain Letter 1955

Dennis Brain Letter 1955
A letter from Dennis Brain, French horn player, to an admirer, enclosing his photograph

Background imageDennis Collection: Ruth St Denis / Jugend 08

Ruth St Denis / Jugend 08
RUTH ST DENIS (Ruth Dennis) American vaudeville dancer and choreographer doing a serpent dance (Schlangentanz)

Background imageDennis Collection: West Ham Fire Brigade vehicle by Dennis

West Ham Fire Brigade vehicle by Dennis
West Ham Fire Brigade Rescue Tender, manufactured by Dennis Date: 1935

Background imageDennis Collection: Saint Denis of Paris. 3rd century AD. Engraving. Colored

Saint Denis of Paris. 3rd century AD. Engraving. Colored
Saint Denis of Paris (3rd century AD). Bishop of Paris. Colored engraving. 19th century

Background imageDennis Collection: LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham street

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham street
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape which was visiting Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

Background imageDennis Collection: Four Wheatley Books

Four Wheatley Books
The four dossiers by J G Links and Dennis Wheatley, each containing documents and clues for the reader to solve a murder mystery : they were extremely popular at the time

Background imageDennis Collection: The best attended private view: society and Sir John and Lady Laverys pictures

The best attended private view: society and Sir John and Lady Laverys pictures. The show of pictures by Sir John and Lady Lavery at the Alpine Galleries was the smartest private view imaginable

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Lillee - Australian Cricketer

Dennis Lillee - Australian Cricketer Date: 1970s - 1980s

Background imageDennis Collection: LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina

LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina
After failing to win races in the US, LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina, was exported to the UK, where it performed well, winning the 1964 Kings cup Air Race at Shoreham on 1 August 1964

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Neilson-Terry and Mary Glynne in a new play

Dennis Neilson-Terry and Mary Glynne in a new play, The Honourable Mr Tawnish, based on the novel by Jeffery Farnol, at the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool. 1924

Background imageDennis Collection: Across the Bay, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland

Across the Bay, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland - real photo postcard by E.T.W. Dennis and Sons

Background imageDennis Collection: Red Rock, Dawlish, Devon - E. T. W. Dennis postcard 1947

Red Rock, Dawlish, Devon - E. T. W. Dennis postcard 1947
Red Rock, Dawlish, Devon - E.T.W. Dennis postcard 1947 Date: 1947

Background imageDennis Collection: The Cat and Fiddle, Inn, near Christchurch, New Forest

The Cat and Fiddle, Inn, near Christchurch, New Forest, Dorset - E.T.W. Dennis postcard c. 1950 Date: circa 1950

Background imageDennis Collection: Queen's Hotel and Royal Hotel, Blairgowie, Scotland

Queen's Hotel and Royal Hotel, Blairgowie, Scotland - E.T.W. Dennis postcard c. 1950 Date: circa 1950

Background imageDennis Collection: Saint Ninian's Parish Church Port Bannatyne Isle

Saint Ninian's Parish Church Port Bannatyne Isle
Saint, Ninian's, Parish, Church, Port, Bannatyne, Isle, of, Bute, Scotland, real, photo, postcard, E, T, W, Dennis, and, Son, , 13974187

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Hodgetts

Dennis Hodgetts

Background imageDennis Collection: West Parade, Worthing, Sussex

West Parade, Worthing, Sussex Date: circa 1905

Background imageDennis Collection: West Parade from the pier, Worthing, Sussex

West Parade from the pier, Worthing, Sussex
West Parade viewed from the pier, Worthing, Sussex Date: circa 1905

Background imageDennis Collection: The Grave, We Are Seven, Conwy churchyard, Wales

The Grave, We Are Seven, Conwy churchyard, Wales
The Grave, We Are Seven, St Mary's Church, Conway (Conwy) Churchyard, Wales, which inspired a poem by William Wordsworth in 1798 Date: circa 1910

Background imageDennis Collection: A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Wales

A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Wales
A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Wales Date: 1951

Background imageDennis Collection: Archbishop Thomas A Becket's Palace, Tarring, West Sussex

Archbishop Thomas A Becket's Palace, Tarring, West Sussex Date: circa 1905

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Price, English actor

Dennis Price, English actor

Background imageDennis Collection: Angus and Robertson Advertisement

Angus and Robertson Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Angus and Robertson Limited, Sydney based publishers. The image shows a design for a book cover for A Book For Kids, by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

Background imageDennis Collection: People Campaigning Campaign Tory Conservative

People Campaigning Campaign Tory Conservative
people, campaigning, campaign, tory, conservative, school, schools, education, placard, placards, poster, posters, kids, 1982, 1980s, 80s, eighties, industrial, unrest, action, dennis, goy, cuts

Background imageDennis Collection: London Fire Brigade Firemen Firefighting Firefighters

London Fire Brigade Firemen Firefighting Firefighters
london, fire, brigade, firemen, firefighting, firefighters, lfb, light, alloy, hose, hoses, hosepipe, hosepipes, ramps, ramp, protect, protecting, protection, marked, dead, slow, equipment, metal

Background imageDennis Collection: Supporting Miners strike 1984

Supporting Miners strike 1984
Speakers in support of the Mineworkers strike of 1984, in front of a banner of the Cortonwood branch of the National Union of Mineworkers

Background imageDennis Collection: Denis Thatcher, British businessman and PM's husband

Denis Thatcher, British businessman and PM's husband
Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (1915-2003), British businessman, best known as the husband of Margaret Thatcher, nee Roberts, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageDennis Collection: Mac Beardall, Doug Frazer and Dennis Wright dressed as skin-clad savages in

Mac Beardall, Doug Frazer and Dennis Wright dressed as skin-clad savages in the aftermath of the H-bomb on the Westminster College float at a procession of London students in aid of the National

Background imageDennis Collection: Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex

Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex Date: circa 1910

Background imageDennis Collection: Advert for Denishawn School of Dancing and courses

Advert for Denishawn School of Dancing and courses for fall of 1930 including a three month engagement by Margaret Wallmann of the Mary Wigman School in Berlin Date: 1930

Background imageDennis Collection: Cover of Dance Magazine, April 1929

Cover of Dance Magazine, April 1929 with a portrait painting of the American dancer Ruth St Dennis by Carl Link Date: 1929

Background imageDennis Collection: Bill Edrich and Denis Compton coming out to bat at Lords Cricket ground during

Bill Edrich and Denis Compton coming out to bat at Lords Cricket ground during the legendary summer of 1947 when Compton scored 3, 816 runs and Edrich 3, 539. Date: 1947

Background imageDennis Collection: Tatler Weddings and Engagements page

Tatler Weddings and Engagements page, featuring Miss Kathleen Greenwood, Captain M E Dennis and Miss Joan Graham and Miss Muriel Stevenson Woodrow 1930

Background imageDennis Collection: Yola DeFroine and Harry Denniss Dancing Dudes

Yola DeFroine and Harry Denniss Dancing Dudes in London Rhapsody musical at The London Palladium. 1937

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Hodgetts, Aston Villa and England International

Dennis Hodgetts, Aston Villa and England International footballer. 1890s

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB - Dennis pump escape fire engine

LCC-LFB - Dennis pump escape fire engine
LCC-LFB 61 - Dennis pump escape fire engine, 30 April 1950. Date: 1950

Background imageDennis Collection: One of the British war-ships in the Dardanelles had an unusual pet, an Irish hog

One of the British war-ships in the Dardanelles had an unusual pet, an Irish hog, named Dennis, who is seen in the photograph among his new comrades

Background imageDennis Collection: Traffic, by Noel Scott, Lyceum Theatre, London

Traffic, by Noel Scott, Lyceum Theatre, London
Traffic, a play by Noel Scott, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, starring Mary Glynne and Dennis Neilson-Terry. 1930

Background imageDennis Collection: The Terror, by Edgar Wallace, Lyceum Theatre, London

The Terror, by Edgar Wallace, Lyceum Theatre, London
The Terror, by Edgar Wallace, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, starring Mary Glynne and Dennis Neilson Terry. circa 1927

Background imageDennis Collection: Dancing welder with sculpture

Dancing welder with sculpture
Welder and steel fabricator Mike Dennis mimics metal dancing sculptures in his Birmingham workshop. He adopts the pose of the dancing figures. First published The Independent Date: circa 1987

Background imageDennis Collection: Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex

Old Town, Eastbourne, Sussex. circa 1910

Background imageDennis Collection: Elizabeth Ponsonby

Elizabeth Ponsonby
Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby (later the Hon. Mrs Dennis Pelly), one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s, and daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government

Background imageDennis Collection: Bright Young Things at a United States Party

Bright Young Things at a United States Party
A group at a United States party given by Miss Joe Carstairs, the intrepid motor-boat speed merchant and Miss Ruth Baldwin. From left, Miss Studik, Mr Dennis Pelly, Mr Leveson, the Hon

Background imageDennis Collection: Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action

Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action
The Great Fire at Izmir, British Dennis Pump engine in action on the waterfront - note the railway lines, laid by the French. Date: 1922

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Southwark HQ
A Dennis pump ladder and crew. The Dennis pumps were introduced in 1934-5. This pump saw service in the Blitz and continued peacetime service until it was withdrawn in 1955

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB Dennis emergency rescue tender

GLC-LFB Dennis emergency rescue tender
The word Rescue was added to the sides of the London Fire Brigades fleet of emergency tenders, and ETs became known as ERTs (Emergency rescue tenders)

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pump

LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pump
Pictured at the Brigade Headquarters drill yard, Lambeth SE1, a dual purpose appliance which for some reason does not have any hosereels!

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB A motorised Dennis pump escape

LCC-LFB A motorised Dennis pump escape
The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number of stations required. A report produced in the 1920s recommended the closure of some 15 fire stations

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ
Station A8 was Brompton fire station. Here its dual-purpose petrol Dennis pump is seen standing at Lambeth headquarters

Background imageDennis Collection: Royal wedding 1981 - Margaret Thatcher

Royal wedding 1981 - Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, together with her husband Denis, among the guests at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Pauls Cathedral on 29 July 1981. 1981

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Price / Signed

Dennis Price / Signed
DENNIS PRICE (Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose-Price) English actor of stage, screen and TV Date: 1915 - 1973

Background imageDennis Collection: Dennis Vintage Fire Engine & Brigade, Stockport, Manchester

Dennis Vintage Fire Engine & Brigade, Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Showing the first turnout of the new fire engine 9th June 1927

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine

LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine
The new enclosed breathing apparatus and ladder carrying fire engine supplied to the London Fire Brigade by Dennis, based on an LFB design

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB Islington fire station, Upper Street

GLC-LFB Islington fire station, Upper Street
Islington fire station was erected in Upper Street, North London, in 1900 by the London County Council for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose water-tender fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose water-tender fire engine
The 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

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis hose laying lorry

LCC-LFB Dennis hose laying lorry
The hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station pictured at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. The hose laying lorry carried one mile of 3.5 inch hose that could be laid out from the lorry as it

Background imageDennis Collection: LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew
Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew. By the 1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more that just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus and lighting at incidents

Background imageDennis Collection: British beer versus American cocktails, 1929

British beer versus American cocktails, 1929
British beer versus American cocktails at Olivia Wyndhams hospitable bar. Miss Jean Baird and Miss Gwen Farrar support beer

Background imageDennis Collection: Firemen and children with 1927 Dennis fire engine

Firemen and children with 1927 Dennis fire engine
Firemen, a policeman and two children with a 1927 Dennis fire engine. Some of the men are also wearing historic uniforms and helmets. Date: circa 1960s



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