Fire Collection (page 12)

Engraving of Newshams fire engine, patented in 1725. Date: 1725

Kakaraska held, scouts bringing back report under fire, WW1
The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Kakaraska held, scouts bringing back report under fire, Spring 1918. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1918

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark
An early electric wheeled escape ladder vehicle, Cedes battery-driven pump/50ft escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard at Southwark Headquarters

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ
An early electric wheeled ladder escape vehicle, a Cedes battery-driven pump/50 foot escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard of Southwark Headquarters

Firefighters at scene of commercial premises fire
Firefighters working at the scene of a commercial premises fire, South Woodford, London

Metropolitan Fire Brigade Christmas Card, With the Seasons Greetings

LCC-LFB Bayswater fire station, West London
Replacing the former Bayswater fire station in Queens Mews, this station was opened in 1904 at 210 Queens Road (later renamed Queensway)

LCC-MFB Bethnal Green fire station, East London
Built and opened in 1899, Bethnal Green fire station was located at 51 Roman Road E2. The station was closed in 1969, replaced by a modern Bethnal Green fire station

LCC-MFB East Greenwich fire station, SE London
Built by the London County Council in 1902, East Greenwich fire station still stands at 2 Tunnel Avenue SE10. The station was closed in 1985 when the new East Greenwich fire station was opened

LCC-MFB Kennington fire station, London SE11
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1870, Kennington fire station was located in Refrew Road, Lower Kennington

LCC-MFB Battersea sub-fire station, London SW8
Battersea sub-fire station, at 32 Battersea Park Road, one of only a few London stations not actually built as a fire station

LCC-MFB Battersea Bridge river fire station, SW8
Built by the London County Council, Battersea Bridge river station was located by Battersea Bridge on the River Thames. It was one of four Metropolitan Fire Brigade river stations and, from 1904

LCC-LFB Tooting fire station, SW London
Built by the London County Council, Tooting fire station is located at 91 Trinity Road SW17 and remains operational today

LCC- MFB Blackheath fire station
Blackheath fire station, located at Brigade Street, Tranquil Vale, SE3 (very near the Mary Evans Picture Library), with the escape ladder stored at the side

LCC-LFB Great Marlborough Street fire station, W1
Built by the London County Council, Great Marlborough Street fire station was located at 53 Great Marlborough Street. The widespread adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction

LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual Review
The Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War

LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham street
A former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape which was visiting Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London

LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ
The pump escape of No 1 station, the Brigade Headquarters fire station located at Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB would lead to a reduction in the number

LCC-MFB Kensington fire station, W London
The appliance room of the former Kensington fire station which was located in King Street, W8. It was built in 1871 and closed in 1905 when the new Kensington fire station was opened

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight, Special Aviation Number. Depicting a battle at sea, with battleships, a submarine and aircraft. February 1909

Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela
Alexander the Great at the fire altar on the eve of the battle of Gaugamela. The scene, described by Plutarch followed a portentous eclipse of the moon

Canadian Fire Department
Canadian fire services and engine Date: 1950s

St Elmos Fire / Malta
The French Admiral Forbin, off Malta, reports St Elmos fire at every extremity of his rigging Date: circa 1700

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball

Firemen at Chipping Norton Workhouse, Oxfordshire
Firemen stand in a burnt-out section of the Chipping Norton workhouse in Oxfordshire following a fire on 19 March 1911. Sewing machines and cotton reels amongst the debris indicate a sewing room

The Burning of the Alexandra Palace, 1873
Engraving showing the view inside the Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, as the Grand Organ and orchestra was destroyed by fire, June 1873

The Monkey and the Cat
THE MONKEY AND THE CAT A monkey persuades a cat to steal chestnuts roasting on the fire; the monkey eats the nuts and the cat gets the blame

Zaphne of the Woods
A pretty young gypsy girl sits in a woodland glade by a camp fire

Gentlemen Smoking Cigars
A languid group of Victorian gentlemen smoking cigars in front of the fire

Highland Drovers
Highland drovers eating around a small fire. Their cattle can be seen in the distance

Little Women / Round Fire
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy & their Mother gather around the fire to read a letter

BOMBAY WRECK
When HMS Bombay catches fire off Montevideo, her crew and complement take to the boats : fortunately land is not far off, and the sea is calm

Customs / Duels 1815
A duel with pistols : preparing to fire

Canadians in Southampton
The Southampton contingent of the CCCF who were billeted near the docks at the Apollo Hotel. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

A CCF crew
Crewing a British fire appliance somewhere outside Portsmouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Belsize Fire Station Date: 2009

Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London
LFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level

LCC-LFB firefighters with old hose cart
Four LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street

Crew of the Bexleyheath Fire Brigade, Kent, with fire engine and hose

Firefighters with their dog mascot, WW2
Firefighters with their dog mascot during the Second World War. Date: early 1940s

Bow Church and Bread Street, London - following WW2 Blitz
Bow Church and Bread Street, London - following the WW2 Blitz on London by the German Luftwaffe. Date: circa 1941

Belgian Artillery Battery in action - WWI
Belgian Artillery Battery in action - screened (partially!) by trees - early months of WWI. Date: circa 1914

Motorised appliance with crew

LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station and horse steamer
A seven man crew from Dulwich fire station pose on the forecourt with their Merryweather steam pump. One member of a firemans family peers through the lace curtains of the accommodation at first

Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of London
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent

Reduced fire hazard thru planned housing. Poster promoting planned housing as a method to reduce fire hazards in cities. Date between 1936 and 1938

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