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Firefighting drill open day - known as a Field Day (Open Day) - location unknown. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Hose Laying Drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945
Ladder Drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945. Date: circa 1942
TrainingLadder drill and fire-fighting training on a mocked up building. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Pump DrillWider shot of Training at Testwood, Southampton, this is for pump drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Francois Duquesnoy - 2FRANCOIS DUQUESNOY known as Le Flamand, Flemish sculptor, depicted with drill, dividers and other tools of his trade. Date: 1594 - 1642
Barrage Balloons 1939Barrage balloons being inflated from gas stored in bottles. Trailers attached to the motor unit are connected to the inflating hose. Date: November 1939
Waardgelders DiabandPrince Maurice disbands the Waardgelders of Utrecht. Date: 31st July 1618
French Seed DrillFrench seed drill modified from Tull and Duhamel Date: 1760
South Middlesex Rifles clearing ground at Burlington HouseMembers of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps at work by torchlight in the gardens of Burlington House, Piccadilly clearing the ground in preparation for the erection of their drill shed
Drill shed in Burlington GardensThe drill shed erected in Burlington Gardens, for the use of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers in 1862. Date: 1862
J R PoolePromotional postcard for J P Pooles tour to the Drill Hall, Bridport, 11th November 1907. The Poole fam-ly presented shows in which pictures were projected on to a screen. Presumably J. R
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Fire Drill by OfficersOfficers at Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory carry out a fire drill. Fire hoses lie on the ground. Date: 1908
American Navy Marine Guards company drill by sections on the USS Broolyn Cruiser in America Date: circa 1900
Man and boy, seed drill, field near Plymouth, DevonMan and boy with horse and seed drill in a field near Plymouth, Devon. circa 1960s
Dr Barnardos Boys - Musical DrillA group of uniformed boys from an unnamed Barnardos home hold cymbals and tambourines, used to carry out a musical drill
Utility bib and braces, 1943 - WWII fashionA pair of bib and braces (dungarees) for women in navy drill, part of a range of Utility clothing available from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, procured for three coupons
Drill-dodging: The new exercise, H. M. Bateman cartoon, WW1" Drill-dodging: Everyone can test it gratis: the new exercise for onlookers in the park." This World War One cartoon jokes that the sheer quantity of volunteers to the British Army by 1915
Gordon Boys Home, Woking - DrillGordon Boys Home, Woking. Boys on parade for marching drill, accompanied by the homes band. Date: circa 1909
Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham - Drill GroundMetropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Boys and girls are lined up for parade on the drill ground. Date: circa 1906
Metropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham - Boys at DrillMetropolitan Police Orphanage, Twickenham. The boys are lined up in the playground for rifle drill. Date: circa 1910
Spurgeons Orphanage, Stockwell - Boys at DrillSpurgeons Orphanage, Stockwell. Boys perform a drill exercise holding dumb-bells
Kingswood Reformatory, Bristol - BandBoys on rifle drill parade at the Kingswood Reformatory, near Bristol. The Schools Band stands alongside. Date: circa 1901
Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner - Girls DrillGirls perform a drill routine with sticks. Date: circa 1906
Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner - Boys DrillCommercial Travellers Schools, Pinner. Boys Boys perform a drill routine. Date: circa 1906
Mullers New Orphan Houses, Bristol - Dumb-bell DrillMullers New Orphan Houses, Bristol. Young boys exercise with a dumb-bell drill
Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Queen Victoria Rifles training in Hampstead streets, WW1Members of the Queen Victoria Rifles practising Swedish drill in the streets of Hampstead, which they were using as a training ground, arousing much public interest in the process! 1914
Oxford University under arms, drilling in the quadrangleMembers of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University drilling in a college quadrangle. Date: 1915
H. A. Beals military vest advertisement, WW1Advertisement for a top hole military vest, made in rainproofed khaki drill, soft as silk, warm as fur, windproof, insect-proof, tear proof and only weighing four ounces
Eton College Office Training Corps drilling before lessonsSchoolboy members of the Officers Training Corp at Eton College going through an early morning drill before beginning the days studies in 1915. Date: 1915
WW2 greetings card, Gun Drill, by Duncan Grant, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942
Drilling an Oil Well - Boring by Turbine. Liquid mud is pumped at high pressure through a non-revolving pipe to a turbo drill (shown in the inset enlargement) at the bottom of the well
Mosque at Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, WW1Mosque at the Citadel, an army barracks in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1914-1918
Miners at work, Victor, Colorado, USAMiners at work, drilling one thousand feet underground in a gold mine at Victor, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1910
Training munition workers at Shoreditch Technical InstituteScenes showing the training of munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute (run by London County Council) during the First World War
With the Army by Denis Cowles, WW1 cartoonWith the Army - 1. Teaching recruits to " carry the left foot about 12 inches to the left." " Infantry Training 1914." Something of a misinterpretation of infantry training
With the Army, Telling off a platoon, WW1 cartoonA platoon is given a dressing down by the commanding officer inspecting them. Date: 1916
AFS regional training exercise, Wymondham CollegeAFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing the Column Commander briefing the Company Commander
AFS regional training exercise, journey through LondonAFS regional training exercise in Norfolk, 10-11 September 1955. Showing vehicles in London, passing Marble Arch en route for their destination. Date: 1955
Firefighter training with foam extinguisherFirefighter training with a foam extinguisher, 18 April 1956. Date: 1956
Firefighters training with foam extinguisherTwo firefighters training with a foam extinguisher. Date: circa 1950s
Recruiting poster, No 3 Coy Dorset Royal Garrison ArtilleryRecruitment poster, For King & Country, Territorial Force, No 3 Company Dorsetshire Royal Garrison Artillery, Recruits are required for the above company, 1910 (c). Date: 1910
LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQLambeths (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
B Division training exercise, London DocksB Division training exercise at London Docks, 6 February 1955. Date: 1955
Firefighters taking part in a hose training drillTwo firefighters taking part in a hose training drill
Horse-drawn steamer taking part in special drillA horse-drawn steamer and crew taking part in a special drill display given at Lambeth HQ for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937. Seen here are hosepipes in action
Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crewA Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given to chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937