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Short Sunderland flying boat, WW2Short Sunderland flying boat RBO, seen here being towed up a jetty. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Poster -- Back Them UpBack Them Up! Colour photolithograph printed by Fosh and Cross Ltd, published by HMSO. Showing a British Commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, Farringdon Street, WW2Blitz in London -- St Bride Street and Farringdon Street, with firefighters at work in a smoky atmosphere and pedestrians walking by
Rifle Brigade in position, Western Front - WWIThe First Battalion of the British Rifle Brigade in position close to the German trenches under shell fire - WWI. Date: circa 1915
A fantasy illustration of marine reptilesThe Sea-Dragons as they lived. Frontispiece by John Martin from The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons by Thomas Hawkins, 1840
Multi service emergency vehicles and their personnel
LFDCA-LFB Dockhead fire station, BermondseyOpened in 1928, Dockhead fire station became the setting for the fictitious Blackwall fire station in the popular television series Londons Burning
LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
GLC-LFB Deptford fire station, Evelyn Street, DeptfordDeptford fire station was one of the last stations built for the London County Councils Metropolitan Fire Brigade and was opened in 1904
GLC-LFB New Lewisham fire station appliance roomThe appliance room of the newly commissioned Lewisham Fire Station, located in Lewisham High Street, SE London. Showing Lewishams appliances, a pump-escape, pump and emergency tender
GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engineThe 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
LCC-LFB Serious house fire in Notting HillFirefighters using the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder to gain access to the upper floors of this terraced house affected by a serious blaze in Notting Hill, West London
LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower
GLC-London Fire Brigade, Clerkenwell fire stationOriginally built in 1870, Clerkenwell fire station underwent a major rebuild in 1916 and two additional fire engine bays were added
LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey SE1Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station was also the fictional fire station Blackwall in the highly acclaimed London Weekend Television series Londons Burning (1998-2002)
London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stationsFormed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London
LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire stationStation 20 was West Hampstead fire station, opened in 1901 at 325 West End Road. The firemen are pictured with their horse drawn steam fire engine on the forecourt of the station
LCC-LFB Burdett Road fire station, East LondonBuilt by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1904, Burdett Road fire station was located at 141 Burdett Road. It closed in 1972 with the opening of the new Poplar fire station
LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, HackneyBuilt in 1895, station B27, Shoreditch fire station, was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The stations pump
Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute. Here a heavy unit and crew are undertaking hose drills at Lambeth
Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922
This Weeks Woggles! XV. - Affection by Cecil AldinNumber XV in a series of illustration by artist Cecil Aldin starring his pet Sealyham Terrier, Woggles. Here, Woggles enjoys a little snack slipped to him by his female owner who sits in an armchair
Portrait of Zoroaster (6th century BC)Zoroaster (6th century BC). Founder of the Zoroastrianism. Portrait at the Atashkadeh Fire Temple. Yazd. Iran
Victoria Cross Gallery & Fire Station, Market Place, OxfordsVictoria Cross Gallery & Fire Station, Market Place, Wantage, near Grove, Oxfordshire, England. Showing Bear Hotel & Fire Station and Wolseley 15 Vintage Car Date: 1920s
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire StationWhitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940
Tower Bridge jams in summer heatTower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses
WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. Date: 1940s
Damage to Canterbury Cathedral Library, WW2 - Baedeker Blitz" Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained to the Cathedal LIbrary examined by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2
Prometheus carrying fire. Jan Cossiers (1600-1671). Oil On Canvas
Finchleys Zwicky Fire EngineFinchleys engine - a " Zwicky" built in Tottenhams council works around 1907 by Jean Zwicky who also designed it
LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB reviewLambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam
MFB North Kensington fire station, West LondonNorth Kensington was one of the latter fire stations to be built by the MFB in 1882 prior to the creation of the London County Council in 1889
Firefighters on parade in front of their appliance during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth
LCC-LFB Old Kent Road fire station, SE LondonBuilt by the London County Council, Old Kent Road fire station was located at 306-308 Old Kent Road, SE1. The station closed in 1969 when the new station was opened on the opposite side of the road
LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQA Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London. It was powered by a 150 bhp 5.7 litre Rolls-Royce engine and served initially at Lambeth Fire Station
LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ SouthwarkThe London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays
LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station, City of LondonCannon Street fire station was opened in 1906. Seen here are its three appliances on the station forecourt. Fire brigade horses had now been replaced by motorised fire appliances
LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tendersThe 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment
GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire HawkEntering service in February 1976, the Fire Hawk was built by Watercraft of Shoreham at a cost of £ 60, 000. Measuring 45 feet in length, 13.5 inch beam and with a 3.5 foot draft
GLC-LFB - Foam Tender at East HamThe 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
LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower
Firefighters at the scene of a fire, Wildcroft ManorFirefighters at the scene of a fire at Wildcroft Manor, Putney Heath, SW London
Croydon Fire Brigade at Brigade HQ, Croydon TownThe horse drawn steam pump form Croydon fire station. This was one of three stations in the Croydon Fire Brigade, the other two being Thornton Heath and South Norwood
LCC-LFB Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engineLCC-London Fire Brigade, Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine with crew
LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crewThe introduction of the Dennis fire appliances would see the creation of dual-purpose fire engines capable of carrying either the 50 foot wheeled escape or, as here, adapted as a pump
LCC-LFB Bishopsgate fire station, City of LondonBishopsgate fire station, located at 162 Bishopsgate, City of London, 10 July 1904, showing the combination of horse drawn and mechanised fire engines
LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw