Firefighters Collection (page 19)

Blitz in London -- terrace at LCC-County Hall, WW2
Blitz in London -- view of the damaged terrace at LCC-County Hall. Date: 1940s

Jetty leading to pier, South Wharf, Rotherhithe, London
Jetty leading to pier at South Wharf, Rotherhithe, SE London, with debris (probably from war damage)

Four AFS firefighters operating hosepipe, WW2
Four AFS firefighters operating a hosepipe. Date: circa 1940s

AFS firefighters unrolling hosepipes, WW2
Four Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters unrolling hosepipes, watched by some visitors. Date: circa 1940s

Fire appliance trailer attached to a London bus

People at a display of fire appliances, LFB HQ
People at a display of fire appliances at the London Fire Brigade Headquarters

Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage and a crater in Petherton Road, North London, 2 July 1944. A salvage operation took place, pumping out flooded basements. Date: 1944

Firefighter in a flying bomb film, WW2
Firefighter in a flying bomb film -- taking a moment to relax after a job well done. Date: 1944

Rescue following flying bomb attack, London, WW2
Rescue following a flying bomb attack -- a man and a woman at basement window, calling for help. (1 of 4) Date: 1944

Salvage operation, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Salvage operation, pumping out flooded basements in Petherton Road, North London, on 2 July 1944, during the Second World War. Date: 1944

NFS personnel in salvage operation, WW2
NFS overseas personnel in a salvage operation, helping to remove furniture from damaged houses, 27 June 1944. Date: 1944

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2
London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944

King George VI visiting LFB Headquarters, Lambeth, WW2
King George VI visiting the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Lambeth on 16 October 1940 during the Second World War. Date: 1940

London Fire Brigade - 19th Century - Horse-drawn steam pump
Off to the Fire London Fire Brigade - 19th Century - Horse-drawn steam pump Date: 19th century

Group Photograph - Auxiliary Fire Service Men and Women Date: circa early 1940s

Queen Mother arriving for Remembrance Service
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arriving for a Service of Remembrance at St Margarets Church, Westminster, on 10 November 1983. Date: 1983

The Fire Crew of the Westminster Fire Station, sat on and in front of their steam pump. Date: circa 1890s

Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station on 4 July 1996. Date: 1996

LCC-LFB Presentation of Gallantry medals Date: circa 1936

Blitz in the City of London - Snow Hill, WW2
Scene in Snow Hill, looking towards King Street, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Blitz in the City of London - Eastcheap, WW2
Scene in Eastcheap, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Blitz in the City of London - St Andrews Street, WW2
Scene in St Andrews Street, Holborn, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

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

Blitz in the City of London, WW2
Scene in Queen Victoria Street and Upper Thames Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941, with firemen at work in the distance. Date: 1941

Studio photo of Fireman A Wall, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Studio photo of Escape Foreman Putman, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Studio photo of Superintendent William Port
Studio photo (by Russell & Sons, London) of a Superintendent of the MFB (Metropolitan Fire Brigade), William Port. Date: circa 1890s

Studio photo of a London firefighter, Mr Moxley. Date: 1881

Opening of Kingsway and Aldwych, London, by King Edward VII, on 18 October 1905, with an archway provided by the London Fire Brigade

AFS woman in uniform, WW2
An Auxiliary Fire Service woman, Ellen Everritt, in uniform during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Firefighters playing tennis during a break, London
Firefighters playing tennis outside their fire station during a break, London

Firefighter painting statuette of fireman in action
Fireman painting a statuette of a firefighter in action

Admiral inspecting firefighters, London
An Admiral inspecting firefighters wearing medals, London

Old firefighting equipment in a museum
Old firefighting equipment on display in a museum -- the first form of pump and suction pipe and sailcloth hose, used by John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade

Old manual fire engine in a museum
An old manual fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Merryweather Museum, Greenwich

Old fire engine and other equipment in a museum: an ancient fly wheel manual fire engine from Windsor Castle, built by Merryweathers predecessors, Hadley & Simpkin, in 1735; fire apparatus of 1666

Old Dutch fire engine in a museum
An old Dutch fire engine in a museum, made in the workshop of John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade

Old fire engine in a museum
An old fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Weston Super Mare Fire Brigade

LFB firefighters doing Swedish Drill to improve their physical fitness

Lionel de Latour Wells, MFB Chief Officer
Lionel de Latour Wells RN, Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1896 to 1903. Cabinet photo by H & R Stiles, Kensington High Street, London

Royal visit to LFB Lambeth HQ, WW2
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth at a Review of Firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, inspecting damage caused by a flying bomb at Tufton Street, Westminster, 1 July 1944. On the back of the photograph are the words: Not passed by censor. Date: 1944

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

People jumping from a burning building -- firefighters hold a sheet below to catch them. Date: 19th century

LFB new cork and rubber helmet
The relatively new LFB cork and rubber helmet. By 1938 it had fully replaced the traditional brass helmet, which carried the risk of electrocution. The new cork helmet was also lighter in weight

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