Firefighting Collection (page 6)

Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London
LFB 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 cart
Four LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street

Crew of the Bexleyheath Fire Brigade, Kent, with fire engine and hose

Firefighters with their dog mascot, WW2
Firefighters with their dog mascot during the Second World War. Date: early 1940s

Motorised appliance with crew

Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB in Lord Mayors Show, City of London
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters with appliances taking part in the annual Lord Mayors Show through the City of London. A Bedford heavy pump unit with crew leads the LFB contingent

LFB-AFS parade for an exercise
Part of the Civil Defence Corps, until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training

LFB certificate of commendation, Fireman A J Coleman, who rescued three people at a fire at Archer Street, Notting Hill, West London, on 16 August 1921, signed by Arthur R Dyer, Chief Officer

Fatal fire at HMV record store, Oxford Street, London
Fatal fire at the HMV record store, Oxford Street, London, 27 December 1937, showing firefighters in action with hoses at night. Date: 1937

London and Middlesex fire brigade rank markings
The rank markings worn on senior and junior officers uniforms. The upper row were worn on officers walking-out uniform, the middle row were worn on their fire uniform

Firemen - Fire King Hose Co. No. 3 - Providence, RI, USA
Firemen atop their horse-drawn hose wagon - Fire King Hose Co. No.3 House on Pond Street, - Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Hose-wagon built in 1895 - drawn by two horses and fitted with rubber tyres

London and Middlesex fire brigade rank markings
The rank markings worn on senior and junior officers uniforms. The upper row were worn on officers walking-out uniform, the middle row were worn on their fire uniform

Brompton Fire Station, Trafalgar Square, Chelsea, London (renamed Chelsea Square in the 1930s to avoid confusion with the new Trafalgar Square!). Date: 1913

Abraham Wivell's Improved Fire Escape Date: 1860

Advert, Merryweather, Fire Fighting Steam Pump
Advert, Merryweather, Long Acre, London, the Valiant fire-fighting steam pump, useful as a fire engine. Date: 1907

Fire drill at Southwark headquarters. Date: 1896

London Fire Brigade - Southwark Headquarters 1896
Rescue drill at Southwark headquarters. Date: 1896

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LFB light alloy hose ramps, marked DEAD SLOW -- one pair of four-foot end sections assembled to bridge two lines of 2.75 inch hose

Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2
Bomb damage in a London suburb during the Second World War (23 August 1940). Bombs were dropped in the early hours of the morning

Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, London
Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908), London -- carrying the coffin to the grave, 29 August 1908. He was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now London Fire Brigade)

Insurance companies memorial with the Latin motto: Non Omnis Moriar (not all will die). The sculpture shows firefighters on a horse-drawn fire engine, rushing to fight a fire. (2 of 3)

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers administering first aid to a released casualty from the exercise site. The R on the helmet signifies Rescue team workers

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) undergoing pump training in the drill yard of Brigade HQ. Hard suction hose is being connected to the open topped pump

Advertising publicity leaflet, Warners Aquajects, firefighting equipment, fire extinguishers Date: 1881

An organisation of splendid efficiency - the London Fire Brigades headquarters at Winchester House, Southwark Bridge - a diagrammatic drawing of equipment, communications

West Ham turntable combination fire engine and escape Date: 1935

West Ham horse-drawn fire engine, Merryweathers Fire Station

Merryweather fire-engine 1905
New motor fire-engine just adopted by the London Fire Brigade, could do 50 h.p and was capable of delivering 500 gallons a minute. Date: 1905

Merryweather single cylinder steam fire engine
Merryweather single cylinder direct acting steam fire engine. Date: early 20th century

Typical Victorian manual parish fire pump
A typical Victorian manual parish fire pump of the type used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer

Typical Victorian manual parish water supply on wheels
A typical Victorian manual parish water supply consisting of a barrel on wheels of the type used before the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer

London Fire Brigade extended ladder with a man standing near the top. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1930s

London Fire Brigade operating extended ladder
London Fire Brigade operating an extended ladder. Date: circa 1920s

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

LFB fireboat Delta II on the River Thames, London. Date: circa 1920s

Turnout of fire appliances and crew outside fire station
Turnout of fire appliances and crew outside a chief fire station. Date: circa 1930s

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

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