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GLC-LFB Warehouse fire, Herring Street, LondonA serious warehouse fire in riverside wharfs and a turntable ladder at work in the distance. In the foreground salvage tenders from the London Salvage Corps are in attendance to mitigate damage
LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here the recruit squad are rescuing by carrying down on the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder pitched to the third
LCC-LFB Interior of Brigade Control UnitThe inside of the control unit and the preparation of the fire ground map, showing the layout of the affected building. It is used for planning the disposition of crews and lines of attack on the fire
Major fire, Smithfield Poultry Market, LondonFiremen entering the basement of the major fire in the Smithfield Poultry Market on 23 January 1958 that had already cost the lives of two firemen
LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQLambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen
LCC-LFB vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQThe London Fire Brigade vehicle repair and maintenance workshops located within the extensive headquarters complex in Lambeth, SE1
LCC-LFB foam carrier and foam equipmentThe foam carrier (lorry) and pump-escape from station 71 Battersea demonstrating the foam making capability of front-line fire engines
LCC-LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQMajor control unit, based at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth, with dedicated operational control unit staff. The unit attended all major fires and incidents
Barnet Voluntary Fire Brigade with manual horse pumpThe officers and firemen of the Barnet voluntary fire brigade with the manual horse drawn pump fire engine
Barnet Fire Brigade fire crews with appliances outside the fire station
LCC- MFB motorised senior officers carAt the turn of the century motorised transport was making its presence felt in Londons fire brigade, Seen here is Superintendent Cs Egerton
Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomenA Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen
LCC-MFB horse drawn steamer at GreenwichA horse drawn steamer and crew at Greenwich fire station, Bisset Street, SE London, during the latter years of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (it was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904)
LCC-LFB in action at warehouse blazeTwo turntable ladders brought into action at a major warehouse fire with an LCC ambulance standing by in the foreground
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in London -- a personal photograph, taken by a colleague, of life in the AFS at a sub-station, showing firewomen on the Heavy Unit of Sub-station 67Z
MFB and LCC-LFB Mile End fire station, East LondonBuilt by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1866, this station was passed to the LCC-London Fire Brigade in 1889 when the LCC was created
Edgeware Road fire station, Paddington. London Fire Brigade. Built in 1900
LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complexThe Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen
NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2A fire in a shop and dwelling in Liverpool Street, Islington, North London. Despite the lull in enemy bombing, ordinary fires were still commonplace and some were of a serious nature
Firefighters attempt to right a fallen cart, WW2Firefighters attempt to right a fallen cart in Clerkenwell Close
London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underwayThe Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London
LCC-LFB emergency dam unit and trailer pump, WW2Emergency water supplies were vital to supplementing the available mains supply for fighting the vast swathe of fires that swept parts of London during the Blitz
Foam applied at oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Fire crews applying foam to a fire at the Thames Haven oil tank fire, near Thurrock, Essex
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War
Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pumpA grey pump escape and trailer pump prior to having its NFS station identification number painted on the side. Seen here at the London Fire Brigade headquarters in Lambeth
Wheeled escape ladder vehicle of the London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade turntable ladderA London Fire Brigade turntable ladder
LFB firefighters taking a tea break during their attendance at a fire. Date: circa 1950s
A CCF crewCrewing 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)
WW2 Christmas card, A False Alarm -- a dog in AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) uniform. Date: 1941
Firefighting at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1Firefighting at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion
Firefighters in costume for an entertaining eveningMen and women in costume for an entertaining evening at Stoke Newington Fire Station, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944. Date: 1944
LFB fire appliance on the road, LondonAn LFB fire appliance on the road, London, 16 April 1955. Date: 1955
Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North LondonSteam-driven fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1894. The driver standing on the appliance is D Gibbons. Third from right is G Walton
Firefighters receiving knots instruction
Blitz in London -- burnt-out incendiary device, WW2Blitz in London -- incendiary device which burnt itself out on an asphalt roof. Date: 1940s
London Fire Brigade in Victoria Park, East LondonLondon Fire Brigade personnel with horse-drawn and motorised vehicles in Victoria Park, East London. Date: 1902
Engraving of Newshams fire engine, patented in 1725. Date: 1725
LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at SouthwarkAn 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 HQAn 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 fireFirefighters working at the scene of a commercial premises fire, South Woodford, London
LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham streetA 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 HQThe 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 LondonThe 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
Canadians in SouthamptonThe Southampton contingent of the CCCF who were billeted near the docks at the Apollo Hotel. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters
Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, LondonLFB 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 cartFour LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street