Exercise Collection (page 9)

Car in basement, Claverton Street, London SW1
LFB Special Service attempting to lift a car from a basement in Claverton Street, London SW1, on 24 July 1958. It was a difficult exercise, as the car kept getting caught on masonry, etc

Annual Review, turntable ladder demonstration, London HQ
LFB Annual Review at HQ, with a turntable ladder demonstration in the training yard. Date: 1957

AFS exercise, Hyde Park, London
Attending an AFS exercise in Hyde Park, London, on 27 October 1957 -- the Director General of Civil Defence, Sir Sidney Kirkman (1895-1982), the Chief Inspector of Fire Services, Mr H M Smith

Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2
Firefighters (LFB and AFS) with a fire engine at HQ, showing how the various appliances and equipment are stored compactly, 16 July 1940. Date: 1940

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighter on ladder, WW2
Blitz in London -- an AFS firefighter on a ladder with hose attached, in a training exercise at HQ. Date: 1940s

Blitz in London -- training exercise, WW2
Blitz in London -- training exercise. Date: 1940s

B Division training exercise, London Docks
B Division training exercise at London Docks, 6 February 1955. Date: 1955

LFB firefighters doing Swedish Drill to improve their physical fitness

Firefighters with sweeping brushes, Southwark HQ
Firefighters with sweeping brushes at Southwark HQ, taking part in an escape competition

LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise wearing breathing apparatus Date: 1934

LFB Annual Review 1934, Exercise carrying casualty Date: 1934

Breathing Apparatus Control Point - Practise
Breathing Apparatus (BA) Control Point at Scene of Fire - demonstration, by firefighters probably at Lambeth HQ - 28th February 1964. Date: 1964

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

Firefighter training, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Firefighter training at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a man operating a hose at the top of the turntable ladder. Aerial view, probably taken from the top of the drill tower

Fire engine and drill tower, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Fire engine and drill tower at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a training exercise in progress

Kingston scouts bivouacking, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, bivouacking

Kingston scouts painting fence, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, painting a fence

Kingston scouts on parade, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, on parade

Kingston scouts on a hike, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, out on a hike

Kingston scouts building shelter, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, building a shelter from palm fronds

Kingston scouts on a road, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, on a road with their staves

Kingston scouts swimming, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, enjoying a swim

Kingston scouts crossing river, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, crossing a river

Kingston scouts climbing slope, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, climbing a scree slope

Combermere Scout Troop (1st Barbados) on bicycles
Combermere Scout Troop (1st Barbados) setting off on bicycles

Boy Scout activities in Afghanistan, in the scouting magazine Jamboree, April 1933. Date: circa 1930s

3rd Hillbrow Scout Troop, Johannesburg, training
Boys of 3rd Hillbrow Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, doing physical training

Hillbrow Scout Troop, Johannesburg, exercising
Boys of Hillbrow Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, doing physical exercises

Boys of Brixton Scout Troop, South Africa, bathing
Boys of Brixton Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, on bathing parade

Scouts of the 4th Calcutta Troop, India
Scouts of the 4th Calcutta (Armenian College) Troop, India, doing physical drill

Scouts of the 2nd Calcutta Troop, India
Ballygunge Club Sports -- scouts of the 2nd Calcutta (Fort William) Troop, India, climbing a wall

Young woman with ball on beach
A young woman holding a ball above her head on the beach. Date: circa 1960s

Pony trekking, Exmoor, Devon
A young girl pony trekking on Exmoor, Devon

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Monday morning exercise, Army Remount Depot, WW1
Unruly mules proving hard to control during a Monday morning exercise at an Army Remount Depot with mounted N.C.Os rounding them up. Date: 1916

Lighter side of Life on an Armed Liner, WW1 by Arthur Watts
Sketches of scenes on board an armed liner during the First World War by the artist Arthur Watts who was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Colonel, Sir Malcolm Fox, army fitness advocate
Sir (George) Malcolm Fox (1843-1918), British Army officer and advocate of physical fitness. Crediting with introducing a exercise regime and fitness instructors in the British Army. Date: 1915

Artillery exercise, India. Date: circa 1890s

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Saturday) -- he gives the fattened Christmas turkey a little exercise. Date: 1923

British troops on training exercise, Western Front, WW1
British troops on a training exercise, advancing for the attack, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 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 station
The London junior firemen scheme started in 1964. Here they give a PE demonstration at the formal opening of the new Shoreditch Fire Station

Inns of Court Brigade on the march, WW1
Men of the Inns of Court OTC (Officer Training Corps) Brigade on the march in London during a drilling exercise at the start of the First World War. They are all members of the legal profession

Early morning for polo ponies at the National School of Equi
Polo ponies receiving early morning exercise at the National School of Equitation, headquarters for the Season for the ponies of Mr Schwarz, also known as the owner of Jack Horner

Prunella Stack
Ann Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack

Exercise class at Ministry of Health, 1938
A health and beauty class formed by seventy female members of the staff at the Ministry of Health, using one of the conference rooms in Whitehall to indulge in their after-work hours exercises

Training school for submarine crew 1943
The U.S Navy submarine school at New London, which these photographs were taken is a rigorous training ground for the men who have already passed preliminary teasts fitting them for their dangerous

Paris YMCA gym
The gymnasium of the Paris Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

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