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Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble, WW2Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble in a street at night. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- damaged vehicle, WW2Blitz in London -- a damaged vehicle in a street, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s
Roberts self-propelling steam fire engineWilliam 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 HeadquartersLondon 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 engines and crews, Shoreditch fire stationLocated at 140 Tabernacle Street, City of London EC2, Shoreditch fire station was built in 1896 for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade firemen on a fireboat, River ThamesLondon Fire Brigade firemen operating a hosepipe on a fireboat on the River Thames, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. Date: circa 1940s
Fire Station Officer Soggee in studio photographFire Station Officer Soggee in a studio photograph, in uniform with his brass helmet under his arm. Date: circa 1910s
AFS Bromley firefighters at tables, Bromley, Kent, WW2AFS 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, WW2Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage in Marlow Road, East Ham, London, 23 November 1944, with firefighters and rescue workers. Date: 1944
View from St Pauls Cathedral, London, WW2View from St Pauls Cathedral on 11 May 1941, looking towards Ludgate Hill, City of London, during the Second World War, with smoke and fire resulting from bombing. Date: 1941
Blitz in London - night scene, WW2Blitz 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
Portrait of LFB fireman DC12, in uniform, with his brass helmet under his arm. Date: circa 1920s
MFB firemen practising rescue techniques, with a man about to jump from an upper window. Date: circa 1890s
Balcony for saving lives and goods in case of fireA 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, LondonThe 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 RoadFirefighters 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, BermondseyA 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 officers group photo with vehicle (enclosed pump). Date: circa 1930s
Lambeth HQ opening ceremony. Date: 1937
Portrait of a late Victorian MFB fireman with enginePortrait of a late Victorian MFB fireman, number 134, with engine. Date: circa 1890s
Herbert Morrison, mobile kitchen donation, WW2The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, on 5 September 1941, visiting a mobile kitchen donated to the National Fire Service by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. A firewoman looks up at him and smiles
London Fire Brigade band, centenary celebrationsMembers of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band, with their conductor, performing during the centenary celebrations on 11 November 1966. Date: 1966
Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2Blitz in London -- a bus in a bomb crater over an underground station in Balham High Road, SW London, 14 October 1940. Date: 1940
Captain Lionel de Latour Wells, MFB Chief OfficerCaptain Lionel de Latour Wells RN, Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1896 to 1903. Date: circa 1900
Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of LFBGroup photo, Chief and Principal Officers of the London Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1910s
LCC-LFB Fire Station group photo with vehicle. Date: circa 1900
Firefighters in action in a street with a wheeled ladder. Date: circa 1900s
LFB-LCC Harrow Fire Brigade group photo. Back row: W Ensten, J L Stanford, A King (Driver), G Bevington (Driver), A Nicholls (Driver), A Beamon, T Silk
Fire at Rum Quay, West India Docks, East London, 21 April 1933, with firefighters in action with hoses. Date: 1933
LCC-LFB Fire Station group photo. Date: circa 1910s
Painting, firefighters on vehicles in a street full of people, heading for a serious fire in the distance. Date: 20th century
LCC-LFB Leyland Metz 100 foot turntable ladderLambeths (D61) turntable ladder on display in a park. The hose line, when the TL is used as a water tower, is lying over the side of the extending ladders ready for use. Date: circa 1950s
LCC-LFB Lee Green Fire Station group photo, in front of the entrance to 345 Lee High Road, SE London, before the station moved to a new building in nearby Eltham Road in 1905. Date: circa 1900s
LCC-MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladderA horse-drawn 50ft wheeled escape ladder. These could be very quickly slipped by the crew and extended up to a window. Their sole purpose was rescue, and these units
Group photo, LFB Officers. Date: circa 1920s
Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth, WW2Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade. Date: 1944
LCC-LFB horse drawn vehicle, South Croydon Fire StationLCC-LFB horse drawn vehicle and crew outside South Croydon Fire Station. Date: circa 1900s
Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, BrixtonFirefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London. Date: 2005
LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform in useLFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform and other vehicles in use at the scene of a fire in January 1997. Date: 1997
LCC-LFB horse drawn vehicles outside a fire station, with crew on board, and policemen standing on either side. Date: circa 1900s
LCC-LFB engines and crews, Whitechapel fire stationLocated at 27 Commercial Road, East London, Whitechapel fire station opened in 1874. It was also a superintendent station (district headquarters) and was known as Station No 27
LFB-LCC fire brigade ladder drill, with the heights marked on the wall. Date: circa 1900s
Shadwell Fire Station crew and fire engines on display. Date: circa 1920
LCC-LFB Fire Station group photo with dog. Date: circa 1900s
LFB-LCC Harrow Fire Brigade with engine outside the fire station building. Back row: 3rd Officer Mann, Escape Foreman Putman, Foreman Webb