Engines Collection (page 24)

GLC-LFB - Breakdown Lorry at Croydon HQ
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

GLC-LFB - Foam Tender and crew at Battersea
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

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

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Croydon
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

GLC-LFB - Experimental mini-pump fire engine
Based on a Ford Transit, the London Fire Brigade trialled a series of mini or first-strike fire engines. Seen here is a transit which carried a crew of four, 100 gallons (450 litres) of water

LCC-LFB Recruit squad in training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Seen here posing for a squad photo with their instructor and a training appliance

LCC-LFB Major church fire, Lower Sloane Street, SW1
Turntable ladders from Lambeth fire station (D61) assisting in the damping down following a fire that gutted a church building in Lower Sloane Street and destroyed it contents

LCC-LFB Merryweather Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder
The Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. Showing the full working height of the TL, reaching the 9th floor of the drill tower

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 hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQ
Lee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard. The 3.5 inch hose is stored in such a way that the mile of hose carried can be fed from the rear of

LCC-LFB Lambeths emergency tender and crew
A London A class emergency tender with built-in electrical generator, in use from the early 1950s until the 1960s. Showing Lambeth fire stations (D61)

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

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

LCC-MFB lithograph print of firefighters in action
Metropolitan Fire Brigade firefighters race to the scene of a fire on their horse drawn steamer fire engines

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

An example of a horsed steam pump of the London Fire Brigade

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

Firefighters answering a call, Barking fire station, Essex
Firefighters answering a call at Barking fire station, Essex. Seen here with their team of horses pulling the steam fire engine away from the fire station

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

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 drills at Southwark HQ
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904, with much of its former equipment still in regular use. Self-propelled fire engines were being introduced by 1904

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

Shand Mason Bristol motor steam fire engine
This Shand Mason motor steam fire engine with independent pumping and propelling engines was developed later than Merryweathers Fire King self-propelled steam engine

LCC London Fire Brigade Dennis motorised pump
A Dennis pump from No 1 station Southwark, which was the headquarters station of the London Fire Brigade, based at Southwark Bridge Road SE1

LCC-LFB Merryweather chain-driven Hatfield pump
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump. Note the chain drive to the rear wheel axle. This was one of four such pumps that the Brigade purchased from Merryweather of Greenwich

LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station appliance room
Opened on 27 June 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was located at 16 Basil Street. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921

LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station stables
Opened on 27 June 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was located at 16 Basil Street. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921

LCC-LFB Kensington fire station Kensington Gardens
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-LFB four pump fire and a typical street scene
A London street scene and a fire that required four pumps to deal with the incident. Charged hose is feeding one of the pumps but life seems to continue despite the fire brigade activity that is

LCC-LFB Daylight Rubber Co fire, Farringdon Road
A major fire at the Daylight Rubber Co warehouse in Farringdon Road required many pumps and a turntable ladder to quell the blaze, involving rubber goods

Sutton Fire Station (No.4), South Metropolitan Fire Brigade

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