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Tent and trek carts, No. 1 Scout Troop, Bombay, IndiaTent and trek carts belonging to No.1 Scout Troop, Bombay, India. The trek carts were used during ambulance drill
Scouts of No. 1 Troop, Bombay, IndiaScouts of No.1 Troop, Bombay, India, with a covered trek cart
Fire Drill, Grooms Orphanage, Clacton-on-SeaFire drill at John Grooms Orphanage and Crippleage opened in 1890 at Clacton in Essex. Groom was a London engraver and evangelical preacher, whose concern for poor and disabled flower-sellers
2nd King Edwards Horse, men of the rank & file on drill groMen of the rank and file in the 2nd King Edwards Horse marching on the drill ground at White City where the regiment was quartered in 1914 before going to the front
Prince Henry in training at Eton, WW1Prince Henry, later Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary, pictured second from left marching in the ranks at the Eton College Officers Training Corps. Date: 1915
Firewomen, a rescue on an iron staircase, WW1A firewoman demonstrating a rescue on an iron staircase using another lady as her prop. Business firms in the West End trained women in the Fire Brigade drill so they could take the place of male
Wolverhampton Royal OrphanageOlder boys carry out rifle drill while younger ones look on at the Wolverhampton Royal Orphanage. Date: Date unknown
Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham, MiddleseBoys perform a drill with clubs in the gymnasium at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Circa 1909
A land-girls dressAn example of work-on-land dress available from Shoolbreds of Tottenham Court Roadbuilt entirely out of bronze khaki drill, made of a three quarter length smock coat
Ladder drill at LFB Southwark HQ. Date: early 20th century
NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness
GLC-LFB - Junior firemen at Shoreditch fire stationThe London junior firemen scheme started in 1964. Here they give a PE demonstration at the formal opening of the new Shoreditch Fire Station
Drilling recruits in Temple Gardens, London, WW1Drilling recruits in Temple Gardens, London, at the start of the First World War, while a tennis match goes on in the background
Recruits training at Lambeth HQ. Date: 1930s
Firefighters climbing wheeled escape laddersFirefighters demonstrating various lengths of wheeled escape ladders. Date: circa 1900
Trainee lowered from tower during exercise drill, WW2National Fire Service trainee being lowered from a tower during exercise drill. Date: 1940s
Turntable ladder drill at Southwark HQ. Date: 1915
Firefighters taking part in a hose training drill, WW2National Fire Service firefighters taking part in a hose training drill during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Decontamination Drill, World War IIDecontamination Drill at the Savoy Hotel in London during World War II. Percy Rommey demonstrates the correct method of undressing a man exposed to gas
Gas Attack DrillMen wearing gas masks and gas tanks, taking part in a gas attack drill in Germany before the outbreak of World War Two. Date: 1930s
LFB recruits taking part in hosepipe training at HQ
LFB recruits taking part in hook ladder training at HQ -- having reached the top of the tower with a single hook ladder, the recruits learn the two-man hook ladder drill
LFB recruits taking part in escape training at HQLFB recruits taking part in escape ladder training at HQ -- team spirit is essential as speed can save lives
Conscripts fail to impress their sergeantWW2 - " I can see that you ve done this drill before - once." Conscripts fail to impress their sergeant with their drilling... Date: 1945
Japan - Drill for Japanese Sailors on deck of HIJMS Asama during the Russo-Japanese War (8th February 1904 5th September 1905). The card was sent on 25th June 1904. Date: 1904
Two Naughty boys taking a drill to an unfortunate front doorTwo little boys from Northern Italy up to no good, Here they are taking a drill to the door of a less-favoured relative (possibly a Battleaxe Aunt)
National Professional School at Armentieres - Fire DrillThe National Professional School at Armentieres in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France. The boys undertaking a fire drill with buckets ladders and a hand pump Date: circa 1908
Mandrillus leucophaeus, drillPlate 139 (58) Le Drill Vieux. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 1, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier
Womens Volunteer Reserve - Fire-fighting Drill at a LondonUniformed members of the Womens Volunteer Reserve perform a fire-fighting drill watched by seated workhouse inmates. The location is unnamed but may be a workhouse at Edmonton. Date: 1916
Regents Park Industrial School - Chair DrillInmates perform a chair drill at the Regents Park Boys Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910
Prison Fire DrillPrisoners take part in a fire drill at an unidentified prison. Date: Date unknown
The Road DiggerPeople You See. From Teddy Bear (artwork dated 4 March)
NFS fitness demonstration, Regional HQ. Lambeth, WW2Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London
Part Time Competition at the Lambeth HQ Building, WW2Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London
LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQWorking in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, firefighters getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump
LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escapeIn 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey
LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder drillLondon Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1, with firefighters taking part in escape ladder drill, using an extension ladder to gain additional height
MFB (London) station ladder drillMetropolitan firefighters taking part in ladder drill. Both large ladders are wheel escapes and the ladder on the right has an extension to give it additional height
Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewA Shand Mason Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937
Drill Tower and Rear Block building, Lambeth HQDrill Tower and Rear Block building, London Fire Brigade Lambeth HQ
Drill Yard, Main Building, Lambeth HQ
London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, LambethMen at work in the London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth
Exercise Tideway at the Thames Barrier, Woolwich, SE London
LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drillJump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when
AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited
LCC-LFB Pump escape at Southwark HQThe pump escape and crew at drill in the station yard of Brigade Headquarters at Southwark, SE1. The widespread adoption of motorised fire engines led to the development of both self propelled
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge firemen competition winnersThe winning crew of the annual horse drawn and motorised pump escape competition with their station superintendent. Knightsbridge fire station was opened in 1907, and still stands in Basil Street
LCC-LFB Two firemen at hose drill, Southwark SE1Two firemen performing hose drill at Southwark, the brigade headquarters. They are holding a brass composite branch (nozzle) that could only be turned on and off at the pump or hydrant