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GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engineThe ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder
Borough of Beddington and Wallington Fire Station, Surrey
LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, BermondseyDockhead fire station, Bermondsey, SE London, built in 1928. This fire station was the location for the early seasons of the ITV series Londons Burning
Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, WW2Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, 22 March 1944. Showing firefighters in action on barrels of paraffin wax. Date: 1944
Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2Warehouses in a smoky atmosphere following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London. This raid took place on 7 September 1940
Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959. Date: 1959
Bomb damage in Sidney Street, East London, WW2. Both sides of the entire street were shattered by two bombs. Date: 1940
LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage
Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2Visit to LFB by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth reviews a female dispatch rider at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade
Hendon Fire Brigade (later part of Middlesex FB)In 1855 a fire brigade was established in Hendon, renamed the Hendon Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1866, and a manual fire engine was kept in a building near the church
LCC-LFB - North Kensington fire stationThe firefighters from North Kensington fire station, Faraday Road, W10, pose on the station forecourt on their pump escape and pump
LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire stationOpened in 1892, Dulwich fire station was located at 250 Lordship Lane. The firefighters pose on the horse drawn steamer whilst a child looks out the first floor window
West Ham Fire BrigadeA manual horse drawn fire pump belonging to West Ham Fire Brigade with a Victorian fire crew
NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London
Blitz in London -- AFS personnel receiving treatment, WW2With the Blitz still at its height, Londons firefighters and fire support crews are removed to local hospitals for emergency treatment after receiving injuries fighting the fires started by enemy
BristolMembers of the Bristol contingent. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944
Firefighter during hook ladder practice. Date: 1967
LFB Athletic Association Boxing Tournament programmeLFB Athletic Association Members Boxing Tournament programme for 19 November 1925
Blitz in London -- Auxiliary towing vehicle and trailer, WW2An example of an Auxiliary towing vehicle and its trailer pump, used during the London Blitz. Such units would have been allocated to sub-stations (under the control of a regular fire station)
Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB HeadquartersQueen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Uniform for School Team. Southwark Training Centre
Metropolitan Fire Brigade helmetMetropolitan Fire Brigade brass helmet, used until replaced by a cork version in the 1930s
Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London
LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turnoutOne of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night
LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW LondonBrixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867. Brixton firemen pose with their two engines (an escape cart and steamer pump)
LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance BuildingMassive crowds gather to watch the London Fire Brigade fight the fire in the Prudential Assurance Company building located in High Holborn WC1, 16 June 1932
GLC-LFB Foam TenderA foam tender, with a fixed monitor, attached to East Ham fire station in East London
LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications setA Sub Officer from Lambeths (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set
LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, HackneyA major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London
Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959
LCC-LFB Wandsworth Fire Station appliance roomThe newly opened fire station at Wandsworth, West Hill, with the stations appliances plus an Auxiliary Fire Service pump lined up in the appliance room
GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQTo celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters
LCC-LFB Shand Mason motor steam fire engineThe motor steam fire engine with independent pumping and propelling engines was developed later than the Merryweather Fire King self-propelled steam engine
The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling StreetBuilt in 1907 and located in the City of London, the headquarters station of the London Salvage Corps until it moved to its new premises in 1960
LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station PaddingtonBuilt by the London County Council (LCC) Edgware Road fire station opened in 1899, located at 494 Edgware Road. It was originally called Paddington fire station (A13)
LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladderAn example of the Dennis Morris Magirus turntable ladder in its fire station appliance room
LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with enginesLondon firefighters turning out on a fire call from Wandsworth fire station, SW London
LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fireFirefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London
London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheetsThe London Salvage Corps were financed by the Insurance Companies and were not part of the London Fire Brigade. However they operated in concert with the Brigade
Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East LondonA fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over
Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladderRegular training continued at all London fire stations during WW2, though it was unusual for a sub-station to have a drill tower
LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria StreetThe moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street
NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumpsThere were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats
View of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2Blitz in London -- view of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral following an air raid
Blitz in London -- rescue workers in bombed street, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue teams and building workers (not firefighters) searching and making safe houses in Sydney Street, East London, after a bombing raid in the East End
Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, WW2Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, SE London, suffered extensive bomb damage during the early days of the bombing campaign
London Fire Brigade, second Brixton RiotsOn 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London