Firefighters Collection (page 5)

Blitz in London -- firefighters outside a church, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters with vehicle and hosepipes outside a church with an ornate gothic doorway during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

London Fire Brigade at work in a narrow street
London Fire Brigade at work with an extended ladder in a narrow street, probably in the City of London. Date: circa 1920s

Auxiliary firefighters group photograph, WW2
Men of the Auxiliary Fire Service in a group photo during the Second World War, with a sign inviting others to Join the London Auxiliary Fire Service. Date: circa 1940s

Blitz in London -- Sparricks Row, Southwark, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses inside a building in Sparricks Row, Southwark, during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Fire Brigade crews in procession with banners
Fire Brigade crews in procession in a street with horse-drawn vehicles and banners, with spectators lining the route. Date: circa 1890s

Group photo, AFS men and women, Dulwich, WW2
Group photo of Auxiliary Fire Service men and women outside Dulwich Fire Station during the Second World War, with vehicles and sandbags. Date: circa 1940s

Firefighter posing proudly by LCC LFB vehicle, Surrey. Date: circa 1950s

John Howard, Victorian fireman, in studio portrait
John Howard, Victorian fireman, in a studio portrait on a carte de visite. Date: 1868

LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire
Firefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London. Date: 1949

Fire at Chappell & Co, New Bond Street, London
Fire at Chappell & Co, music publishers, New Bond Street, London, 6 May 1964. Date: 1964

LCC-LFB control unit at Lambeth LFB HQ
Located at Lambeth fire station, the London Fire Brigade control unit which attend major fires and incidents, reporting back and requesting reinforcements as required. Date: circa 1950s

LCC-LFB Edgware Road Fire Station group photo. Date: circa 1910s

London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway
The Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London. Date: 1938

LCC-LFB canteen van at Lambeth LFB HQ
Located at Lambeth fire station, the London Fire Brigade canteen van which attend major fires and incidents to provide the firefighters with light refreshments. Date: circa 1950s

James Braidwood, Superintendent, LFEE
James Braidwood (18001861), founder of the worlds first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824. He was the first director of what was to become the London Fire Brigade

First Steam Fire Engine, England
First Steam Fire Engine constructed in England, by Braithwaite and Ericsson, inventors and constructors of London. Date: 1830

Croydon Fire Brigade, South Norwood station
The firefighters of the Croydon Fire Brigade serving at South Norwood station, South Norwood High Street, together with their horse drawn manual fire engine. Date: 1870

First Steam Fire Engine, USA
First Steam Fire Engine constructed in the United States of North America, by Paul R Hodge, inventor and constructor of New York. Date: 1840

A firefighter with a Merryweather wheeled ladder escape
A firefighter with a wheeled ladder escape, Merryweathers Police Fire Ladders. Date: circa 1890s

Firefighters and policemen climbing a ladder, while a woman and girl stand in the open doorway below. Date: circa 1910s

Firefighters and guests, Whitefriars LFB Annual Ball
Group photo, firefighters and their guests, some of them in fancy dress, at the Whitefriars LFB Annual Ball, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920

Fire Brigade at Carrow Works, Norwich. 19th century

London Fire Brigade band, group photo, with brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. Date: circa 1920s

Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters in action, WW2
Blitz in London -- Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters in action at night during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

LCC-MFB firemen with vehicle. Date: circa 1900s

A firefighter in action on a wheeled ladder escape. Date: circa 1900s

LCC-LFB Hanwell Fire Brigade prizewinners
LCC-LFB Hanwell Fire Brigade winners of shield, 1st Prize at Crystal Palace 1904 Demonstration and Grand Fete, 17 August 1904. Date: 1904

Blitz in London -- damaged vehicle, WW2
Blitz in London -- a damaged vehicle in a street, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s

LCC-LFB firemen in football team, New Cross, SE London
LCC-LFB firemen in football team group photo with cup, New Cross, SE London. Mr Robiliard is the officer on the left. Date: 1899

Roberts self-propelling steam fire engine
William Roberts of Millwalls self-propelling steam fire engine. Roberts was managing foreman of Brown, Lenox & Co of Millwall who maintained a private brigade. Date: 1862

Firefighting training display at Southwark Headquarters
London Fire Brigade special training event at Southwark Headquarters, open to the public, with jets of water pointing down towards the centre of the courtyard. Date: circa 1910s

LCC-LFB Motor Escape Competition winners 1937, HQ (A Watch), with a vehicle in the background. Date: 1937

London Fire Brigade firemen on a fireboat, River Thames
London Fire Brigade firemen operating a hosepipe on a fireboat on the River Thames, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. Date: circa 1940s

AFS Bromley firefighters at tables, Bromley, Kent, WW2
AFS Bromley Divisional Station firefighters at tables, Ravensbourne School, Bromley, Kent, in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Bomb damage, Marlow Road, East Ham, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage in Marlow Road, East Ham, London, 23 November 1944, with firefighters and rescue workers. Date: 1944

Blitz in London - night scene, WW2
Blitz in London - a night scene, with blazing fire, smoke, and firefighters in action with hoses, in silhouette. Date: 1940s

John Keelings appliance for putting out fires, from a trade card. Date: 1670s

MFB firemen practising rescue techniques, with a man about to jump from an upper window. Date: circa 1890s

LCC-LFB Motor Escape Competition winners 1932, photographed at LFB Headquarters, with a vehicle in the background. Date: 1932

Balcony for saving lives and goods in case of fire
A Description of the new invented Balcony for saving the Lives and Goods of Persons whose Houses are on fire. Showing firefighters in action in the street below. Date: circa 18th century

National Fire Brigades Association certificate, confirming First Prize to Southend Fire Brigade in the Combined Motor Pump Competition held at Basingstoke, dated 8 September 1922

Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908), Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now London Fire Brigade) and its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891

LFB band at LCC Jubilee Reception, County Hall, London
The LFB band taking part in an LCC Jubilee Reception for the Metropolitan Boroughs at County Hall on 21 July 1950. Date: 1950

Firefighters in action at the scene of a fire Hackney Road
Firefighters in action at the scene of a fire at a building in Hackney Road, East London. Date: circa 1950s

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey
A 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

LCC-LFB Fire Station firemen, group photo. Back row: As Jasper, W E Hollands, Js E Clark, W G F Reynolds, C H Friend, T Hill, H Hughes

LCC-LFB Whitechapel Fire Station firemen in a group photo, April 1927. Date: 1927

Lambeth HQ opening ceremony. Date: 1937

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