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Horse-drawn steamer leaving headquarters 1900Call-out in the streets of London, a horse-drawn steamer leaving the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, with a group of passers-by watching. Date: 1900
FIREMANLondon characters: Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward, and with a coal fire burning in every hearth, the FIREMAN is all too often called to cope with it. Date: circa 1870
HOGARTH: THE TIMESTHE TIMES 1 of 2 a satire on political rivalry between the Pitt and Temple factions Date: 1762
Fireman climbing a ladder at a fireA brave fireman climbs a ladder to rescue Alice Ayres and her children from the window of a blazing house Date: 19th century
LFB Shadwell Fire Station firemen group photoLFB Shadwell Fire Station firemen, group photo, August 1930. Date: 1930
Istanbul Modern Fire Department, Turkey - Steel Fire EscapeIstanbul Modern Fire Department, Turkey - Mechanical Steel Fire Escape Date: 1934
The Talyllyn Narrow Guage Railway North Wales. A steam locomotive (believed to be Loco No 7 Tom Rolt when it first entered service on the railway) emerges in a cloud of steam from under a bridge Date
The Talyllyn Narrow Guage Railway. The fireman blows the whistle of a steam locomotive (believed to be Loco No 7 Tom Rolt when it first entered service on the railway). Date: 1991
Blitz in London -- Lewisham High Street, WW2Blitz in London -- bomb damage near the Clock Tower in Lewisham High Street, SE13, 18 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hose, WW2Blitz in London -- a group of firefighters in action with a hosepipe, surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, SouthwarkBlitz in London -- furniture removed from Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, and piled up in the street
Blitz in London -- Vauxhall Bridge Road, WW2Blitz in London -- Vauxhall Bridge Road, 17 September 1940. with debris following an air raid, and men at work clearing up. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- bombed out pub, WW2Blitz in London -- a bombed out pub, The White Hart in Windmill Street, near Tottenham Court Road, on 30 March 1941. View of the front of the building, with a sheet across the ground floor. Date: 1941
Blitz in London -- Tyler Street, Greenwich, WW2Blitz in London -- drapers shop in Tyler Street, near Trafalgar Road, East Greenwich, SE10, damaged by an incendiary bomb on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2Blitz in London -- junction of Kennington Park Road and Harleyford Road, damaged by a high explosive bomb on 22 March 1944. Date: 1944
Blitz in London -- Duke Street, Strand, WW2Blitz in London -- fire crews at work with hosepipes in Duke Street, off the Strand, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941
Scene inside London Underground tunnel after a crashScene inside a London Underground tunnel following an incident on 28 February 1975. A train had failed to stop at Moorgate station and had crashed into the wall at the end of the tunnel
Bomb damage at the Guildhall, City of London, WW2Bomb damage at the Banqueting Hall of the Guildhall, City of London, on 29 December 1940 during the Second World War. Date: 1940
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
Gas respirator equipment instruction, WW2Auxiliary Fire Service members undergoing Gas Respirator equipment instruction during the Second World War
Scene of fire at Crowlands Primary School, RomfordFire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15. A hydraulic lift in action
Firefighters in action at a fire, VDC House, WembleyFirefighters rush to put out a fire at VDC House, South Way, Wembley. Showing a turntable ladder and hydraulic platform in operation
Firefighters working to remove van trapped under bridgeFirefighters working to remove a van trapped under a low bridge, Norbury, SW London
LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store
LFCDA-LFB Southwark training school squad group photoRecruit squad group photograph (listed as 12/87), with Station Officer instructor Trevor Dean. After the recruits have passed their final exams they are deemed probationer firemen
GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photoRecruit squad group photograph (listed as 14/79), with Station Officer instructor, after the recruits have passed their final exams and are now deemed probationer firemen
LCC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in useA wheeled escape ladder being used in the bridged position as a crane whilst LFB crews undertake a rescue, by line, from the basement area of a building under demolition
GLC-LFB Barbican fire station, City of LondonReplacing both Bishopsgate and Red Cross Street fire stations, Barbican fire station opened in 1965. It was the last fire station commissioned by the London County Council before the Greater London
Chance the firemens dog, LFEEChance the firemens dog, belonging to the London Fire Engine Establishment. He attended many fires and wore a collar engraved with the words: Stop me not but onward let me jog
Croydon Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath horse fire engineThornton Heath was one of three stations in the Croydon Fire Brigade -- the other two were the main Croydon headquarters station and South Norwood
West Ham Fire Brigade, Plaistow fire station and steamerPlaistow fire station and steamer, belonging to West Ham Fire Brigade. Located to the east of the London Fire Brigade district, West Ham contained four fire stations of which Plaistow was one
Auxiliary firefighters group photograph, WW2Men and women of the Auxiliary Fire Service in a group photo
Auxiliary fireman in his AFS uniform, WW2The walking out uniform issue to an AFS fireman. His fire kit would include a tin helmet, axe and pouch
Horse drawn steamer at Sutton fire station, SurreyA horse drawn oil fuelled Merryweather steam pump at Sutton fire station, Surrey
LCC-LFB Eltham fire station, Eltham High Street, SE9A front view of Eltham fire station in SE London, located on London County Councils boundary with Kent County Council
Lord Mayors Show, LFB breakdown lorryScene during the Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigades part of the procession was the Brigades breakdown lorry from Lambeth HQ
V2 rocket attack on Manor Park, East London, WW2A woman is rescued after a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many such amazing rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks launched in the latter stages of WW2
Horse drawn turntable-ladder at LFB HQ, SouthwarkThe turntable-ladder was introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1905 and could be extended to a height of 85 feet. The ladders were self supporting
NFS (London Region) Aldwych V1 bombing attack, WW2The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack on the Air Ministry in the Aldwych, that killed 48 people
NFS firefighters at a training camp, WW2NFS firefighters at a training camp in Northwood, Middlesex
NFS women in dispatch rider training, WW2NFS women undergoing dispatch rider training. They were widely used to supplement the lines of communication between various headquarters
Diagram of the Proto breathing apparatus set, WW2Exploded diagram of the Mark IV Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set, showing its working parts
Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2London firemen getting some respite from the intense heat generated from a fire burning out of control in Queen Victoria Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941
Blitz in London -- Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters damping down the remains of shops and dwellings in the aftermath of an incendiary bomb attack at Cobbs Corner, Sydenham, SE London
Self-propelled fire engine at LFB HQ, SouthwarkThe Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump
Blitz in London -- Chiesmans, Lewisham High Street, WW2Blitz in London -- a firefighter, wearing an oilskin coat, damping down the aftermath of an incendiary bomb attack on Chiesmans depository in Lewisham High Street, SE13
Blitz in London -- bombing in Charlton, WW2Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing at St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, London SE7
London Fire Brigade motorcycle dispatch riders training, WW2LCC-LFB junior dispatch riders under instruction by a Brigade instructor at the New Cross speedway track in South London on 28 June 1940