Engines Collection (page 17)

Firefighter adjusting turntable ladder mechanism

Fire engine with crew, Southgate, North London, WW1
Fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1914. The motor escape was made by Lloyd and Plaister, Wood Green, in 1912, and was used until 1924

Leyland Metz fire engine with sliding ladder
Leyland Metz fire engine with adjustable sliding ladder

LFB dual purpose fire engine, St Pauls Cathedral, London
A London Fire Brigade dual purpose fire engine near St Pauls Cathedral, City of London

Horse-drawn fire engine with crew, Southgate, North London
Horse-drawn fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service

Firefighter with fire engine
A firefighter with a fire engine, leaning over to adjust a lamp. Date: circa 1930s

Two firefighters with fire engine
Two firefighters with a fire engine -- one man sits at the wheel while the other adjusts a lamp. Date: circa 1930s

LFB vehicle with hosepipes folded up inside

Hosepipes folded up inside an LFB vehicle

Dennis fire engine with crew
A Dennis fire engine with crew in cork helmets. Date: circa 1930s

Turntable appliance by Merryweather, Blackheath Common
Turntable appliance by Merryweather of Greenwich, seen here being demonstrated on Blackheath Common. It was destined for Rangoon, India. One of the men is Station Officer Edwards

Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, with firefighters at work in a smoky atmosphere. Date: 1940s

New Paddington Fire Station, West London. Date: circa 1960s

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Street, WW2
Scene in Queen Street, with trailer pumps at work, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2
Aerial view of London firemen at work with hoses in Queen Victoria Street (looking towards Blackfriars) following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

LFB display at an Annual Review in a park, with horse-drawn fire engines and men on ladders

AFS men stationed at Brixton, WW2
Four AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) men stationed at Brixton during the Second World War. The man on the left is Jack Hall. The photo is believed to have been taken outside William Penn School

Members of Ladies Fire Brigade
Three members of the Ladies Fire Brigade, with a fire engine and hoses. Date: 1900

Shand Mason Horsed Steamer, Bishopsgate, London
A Shand Mason Horsed Steamer at Bishopsgate, London. Date: 1906

Ilford Fire Station decorated with flags
Ilford Fire Station, Essex, decorated with flags for a special occasion (a coronation or royal jubilee)

LFB water relaying drills, Hyde Park, London
LFB water relaying drills taking place in Hyde Park, London, on 12 February 1938, watched by mothers and their children. Date: 1938

Firefighters in action, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell
Firefighters attending a fire at a brush factory in Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London, on 18 September 1934. The London Salvage Corps is also in attendance. Date: 1934

Firefighters in action at Ludgate Circus, London, in May 1932, watched by a large crowd. Date: 1932

LCC-LFB motorised Hatfield type fire engine
A motorised Hatfield-type fire engine. The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse-drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921

LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern review
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump

Princess Diana, William and Harry meeting firefighters
Princess Diana and her sons, Princes William and Harry, meeting firefighters at the The Blitz Remembered Service at St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 25 October 1990

Firefighting training display at Southwark Headquarters
Over 100 years ago, the London Fire Brigade encouraged a good public image, often opening its doors to exercises and special training events

LCC-London Fire Brigade. Kensington fire station
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

LCC-London Fire Brigade crews and vehicles, Vauxhall
LCC-London Fire Brigade crews and motorised vehicles at Vauxhall Fire Station, London. Date: circa 1900

LCC-London Fire Brigade, motorised pump at hose drill
Fire crew in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump. Date: 1909

London firefighters sliding down a pole. Date: 1960s

Controls of a Leyland Metz fire engine, WW2
Controls of a Leyland Metz TLP (turntable ladder pump) fire engine, showing extension and elevation dials, 3 November 1944. Date: 1944

Firefighters with two fire engines
Firefighters of the London Borough of Bromley with two fire engines in a yard

New German fighter plane by G. H. Davis
The new German fighter biplane, nicknamed Fritz by the British. It had two Mercedes engines, and was manned by two gunners and the pilot. It could stay in flight for up to six hours. Date: 1915

The coming of the motor liner by G. H. Davis
The coming of the motor liner: the first big funnelless passenger boat built in the British Isles. Forging ahead, but with no steam and no funnels. 1912

German losses in Gulf of Tunis by G. H. Davis
German convoy of giant transports wiped out: 31 Messerschmitt ME323s shot down in the Gulf of Tunis, Second World War. The large six-engined aircraft were carrying personnel

Germanys Messerschmitt ME110 by G. H. Davis
Germanys new destroyer plane, the Messerschmitt ME110. The much-discussed new German twin-engined fighter, six of which were brought down by RAF bombers in the Heligoland air battle

Railway engines converted to oil fuel by G. H. Davis
Saving coal: mainline railways convert engines to oil fuel. A series of drawings illustrating the conversion of a locomotive. Date: 1946

Perth, Caledonian Greyback LMS 14649
Perth, Caledonian " Greyback " LMS 14649. Date: early 1930s

Catapulted aeroplanes by G. H. Davis
Catapulted aeroplanes help to protect the merchant service during the Second World War. Merchant ships carrying their own fighter planes, proving themselves a match for the four-engined

Gas-powered transport by G. H. Davis
A substitute for petrol: internal combustion engines run on gas for road transport. Showing a bus with the plant on a trailer, and other types of converted vehicles

The Engines of H. M. S. Warrior
The engine room of the iron-clad warship H.M.S. Warrior Date: 1861

Ford Motor Company Assembly Line Date: circa 1920

The last model car built by the Napier and Son Company. It was powered by their 40/50 H.P. 6 cylinder Lion aircraft engine. Date: C. 1922

People on sandy beach with cars and light aircraft, Scotland
People on a sandy beach in Scotland with two cars and a light aircraft belonging to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd of Glasgow. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: 1930s

People on airfield with light aircraft, Scotland
People on an airfield in Scotland with a light aircraft belonging to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd of Glasgow. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: 1930s

People with car and light aircraft, Scotland
People in a field in Scotland with a car and a light aircraft. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: circa 1930s

Two LNER steam engines
Two LNER (London & North Eastern) steam engines on a railway track alongside a building

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