Fireman Collection (page 16)

Fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The latter stage of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Aftermath of fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The aftermath of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Firefighter in new breathing apparatus helmet
LFB firefighter in a new breathing apparatus helmet (side view), 14 December 1956. The helmet is put on last and secured over the neck band and goggles

Firefighters at Crabtree Lane, London SW6, 12 September 1956. They are turning over the large quantities of cardboard cartons which constituted the major portion of combustible material stored

Fire safety -- baby playing near guarded coal fire
Fire safety -- a baby playing near a guarded coal fire

Fire safety in the kitchen -- a burning frying pan

Fire safety -- correctly guarded electric fire
Fire safety -- a correctly guarded electric fire

Fire safety -- correctly guarded coal fire
Fire safety -- a family in their sitting room with a correctly guarded coal fire

Fire safety for children -- a boy and girl playing near a wrecked car. The boy is about to strike a match near the open fuel cap

Fire safety -- paraffin oil stove
Fire safety -- a Valor Junior paraffin oil stove with a safety guard around it

Fire safety in the theatre -- a notice in a backstage area: Release for stage lantern, in case of fire pull down lever

Fire safety at bedtime -- a staged photograph for a Safe at Night fire prevention scheme, 28 February 1969. This family have been woken by a smell of smoke

LFB firefighters on tour of France and Italy
LFB firefighters on a working tour of France and Italy, 1-23 June 1953. Seen here with appliance and ladder outside a French town hall. Date: 1953

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a blazing fire, London

Fire officer in studio photograph
A fire officer (James Seaton Simonds?) in a studio photograph. He is wearing uniform, and his brass helmet is at his side

Statue of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw
Bronze statue of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908) about 18 inches high, by Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The statue is kept in the dining room of the Massey Shaw Suite

Engraving of firefighters in action at a burning building
Engraving of firefighters in action at a fire, operating hosepipes and attempting to rescue a woman from the upper window of a burning building. Date: 1836

Lieutenant Commander Sampson Sladen, Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade, in uniform with two medals and a brass helmet. Date: 1909

London Fire Brigade repair workshop, Lambeth HQ, with a mechanic working on top of a fire appliance

Firefighters with jumping sheet, Lambeth HQ, London
Firefighters holding a circular jumping sheet at Lambeth HQ, London, in June 1938, ready for a colleague to jump into it. Date: 1938

Fire alam post, Cooks Road, Vauxhall, WW2
Fire alarm post (FA41) protected by sandbags outside the AFS station in Cooks Road, Vauxhall, with an LFB fire engine on the left, around the start of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Engraving of Davies fire escape, Blackfriars Road, London
Engraving of Davies portable fire escape belonging to the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, at the Obelisk in Blackfriars Road, London. Date: 1849

Fire Station Officer Soggee in studio photograph
Fire Station Officer Soggee in a studio photograph, in uniform with his brass helmet under his arm

Engraving of man escaping fire via parachute
Engraving of a man escaping from a fire via a small parachute attached to the belt of his trousers

Firefighters in breathing apparatus
LFB firefighters in breathing apparatus, taking salt tablets for rehydration after attending a fire. Date: circa 1950s

Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1
AFS firefighters in action at a fire in Longmoore Street, Victoria, London SW1, on 6 May 1959. They are clearing away corrugated iron sheets in order to expose pockets of fire under the debris

Car in basement, Claverton Street, London SW1
LFB Special Service attempting to lift a car from a basement in Claverton Street, London SW1, on 24 July 1958. It was a difficult exercise, as the car kept getting caught on masonry, etc

LFB fireboat in action outside County Hall, London
A London Fire Brigade fireboat in action on the River Thames outside County Hall, London

Massey Shaw fireboat with crew, River Thames, London
The London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat with five firefighters on deck behind the hose, two of them with medals on their uniforms

Two women dispatch riders, Towler and Trayner. They went on a world tour on their motorbikes, getting as far as Australia, where they both married and settled down. Date: 1958

Firefighters at Middlesex Street, Aldgate, E1
Lambeth and Clerkenwell emergency tender crews in Middlesex Street, Aldgate, London E1, on 23 June 1958. They are equipped with breathing apparatus, awaiting orders to enter a burning building

Fire reported in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the front area of the basement involved in the fire. Date: 1958

Firefighters in action, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a rubber dump fire, Mitre Wharf, Scrubs Lane, NW10, on 5 June 1958. Date: 1958

Firefighters at a fire in Goswell Road, London EC1
Firefighters at the premises of H Robin and Sons Ltd, 119-123 Goswell Road, London EC1, on 30 April 1958. Showing men chalking up details of progress during the fire

Firefighters in action, Victory Place, SE17
Firefighters in action with hosepipes during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Seen here in the main entrance of the building -- two jets had been at work

Firefighters taking a break, Victory Place, SE17
Firefighters taking a break during a fire at a warehouse in Victory Place, Southwark, SE17, on 27 April 1958. Date: 1958

Firefighters in action, Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8
Firefighters in action at the premises of Brunton & Co, lead manufacturers, in Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8, on 6 March 1957. The first floor and roof were on fire when the first crews arrived

Burmese delegation visiting LFB HQ
A Burmese parliamentary delegation visiting LFB Headquarters, 29 May 1957. Showing the LFB Assistant Chief Officer explaining the equipment in use in the Brigade to members of the delegation

Firefighters in action in Commercial Road, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at business premises, 81/85 Commercial Road, East London, 18 June 1957. The first floor, a large tailors workshop

Annual Review, turntable ladder demonstration, London HQ
LFB Annual Review at HQ, with a turntable ladder demonstration in the training yard. Date: 1957

AFS exercise, Hyde Park, London
Attending an AFS exercise in Hyde Park, London, on 27 October 1957 -- the Director General of Civil Defence, Sir Sidney Kirkman (1895-1982), the Chief Inspector of Fire Services, Mr H M Smith

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D

Ealing Fire Brigade with horse-drawn appliance
Firefighters of the Ealing Fire Brigade, West London, with a horse-drawn appliance. Date: 1888

Children at Christmas party, Lambeth, London
Children enjoying themselves at a Christmas party at the London Fire Brigades Lambeth fire station (D61), 27 December 1957. Date: 1957

London Fire Brigade band members with trumpets
Members of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band, standing in a row with their fanfare trumpets. The pith helmets seen here were later replaced with brass helmets

Blitz in London -- searching for casualties, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue personnel searching an upper floor of J T Hart & Sons for casualties. Date: 1940s

Blitz in London -- searching debris for casualties, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue personnel searching for casualties but being severely hampered by smoke from the smouldering debris. Date: 1940s

Blitz in London -- extricating a casualty, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue personnel extricating a casualty from debris following an air raid. Date: 1940s

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