Flames Collection

Bessemer converter in Longwy steelworks, France
A Bessemer converter in the Longwy steelworks, France -- a process designed for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron

Blitz - Fire at Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe
Warehouses ablaze (the left wing of the No.8 warehouse) following the heavy enemy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe

Firefighters at scene of fire at Riverside Drive, Chiswick
Firefighters at scene of fire at 10 Riverside Drive, Chiswick, West London

Firefighters working at scene of large warehouse fire, Bow, East London

LCC-LFB fatal warehouse fire, Langley Street WC2
Three firemen died fighting this blaze in a Covent Garden warehouse in Langley Street. The first crews to arrive, from Clerkenwell fire station, found the warehouse well alight

Potters Bar Zep Downed
A Super-Zeppelin is brought down in flames over Potters Bar

V-1 Flying Bomb in flight; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a German V-1 Flying Bomb rocket in flight over Southern England, 1944. Flames can be seen streaking from the exhaust of the machine

Merryweathers Engine
Merryweather Three-in-one Motor Fire-Engine, with a Fire Suds apparatus producing a semi-fluid substance which floats on burning liquids and smothers the flames

Folklore / Birds / Phoenix
rising from the flames

Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbike
Sue, 23, one of a team of stunt women, rides her motorbike through a twenty-foot long tunnel of burning hay bales. Wearing only a T-shirt and hot pants she entered the tunnel at 60 mph

Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
The Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, First World War. Date: 1914

The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1
The destruction of the German Zeppelin L-21 over Cuffley, Hertfordshire after being shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2nd/3rd September 1916

Little girl with dog by Muriel Dawson
Little girl in pink pyjamas standing in front of a fireplace with a white dog, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

London Fire Brigade, second Brixton Riots
On 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London

Marys Heart
Mary displays her sacred heart, which is transfixed by a dagger to symbolise her sorrow, but is ringed with roses and emits flames to symbolise her joys

German fighting ship in Battle of Jutland, WW1
One of Germanys greatest fighting ships in the Battle of Jutland, First World War. 1916

Village Blacksmith
Village blacksmith at work at his forge. circa 1905

Terrible accident - Lady ablaze - Figure 1
Figure 1 of 2. Terrible accident - Lady ablaze, her dress has caught fire and she is engulfed by the inferno. This illustration shows that if one is upright

British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1
A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917

Saint Hyacinth carrying an image of the Virgin
Hyacinth, Silesian saint who escaped from the flames of Kiev during an attack on a monastery by the Tartars because he was carrying an image of the Virgin. His feast day is 17 August

British postcard, Coming down! WW1
British postcard, Coming down! Depicting a German airship with the face of Kaiser Wilhelm, plunging to earth in flames. 1914-1918

Moses and the Burning Bush. Miniature. 16th century. France
Moses and the Burning Bush. Miniature. Montmorency Book of hours, 16th century. France

Firefighting at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
Firefighting 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 action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building

Firefighters at scene of commercial premises fire
Firefighters working at the scene of a commercial premises fire, South Woodford, London

Fairyland Fancies -- a little girl gazes into the fire, seeing imaginary figures of fairies, witches and goblins. late 19th century

Sf Earthquake Photograph
The heart of the factory district, devastated by the earthquake and the flames

Printemps Store Aflame
Printemps Department Store in flames, Paris

Goblins spying on witches on a Christmas card
Goblins spying on two witches with a cooking pot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

WW1 - Observation balloon in flames - Boyelles, France - 3rd February, 1918

Bloemfontein, South Africa - Government Building on fire
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa - Government Building on fire. Note the Union Flag on view on the dome, showing that this is a re-use of an earlier image (British rule ended in 1905!!)

The Battle of the Nile 1798
The Battle of the Nile Date: 1798

Children who played with fire

WW2 - Outlaw Squadron
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Outlaw Squadron, written by Erroll Collins. The image shows a German plane falling in flames from the firing of fighter planes

WW2 - Boy's Own Paper March 1941
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's paper, Boys Own, March 1941. The image shows two British Royal Air Force pilots giving each other a thumbs up from different fighter planes

British silent film Flames of Passion (Flowers of Passion)
A dancing scene from the British silent film Flames of Passion (Flowers of Passion), directed by Graham Cutts, 1922. The dancers are from the Purcell School of dancing

WW2, Wartime Firemen
An illustration which shows some WW2 firemen putting out flames in the city, a woman of the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps is helping out. Date: circa 1940s

Colonel Henry Ridge leading the stormers at Badajoz, Spain, during the Peninsular War - The Fighting Fifth, Northumberland Fusiliers Date: 1812

Houses of Parliament in London destroyed by fire Date: 1834

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 3500 USAF aircraft shot down
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Celebrating 3500 American aircraft shot down and destroyed. Date: 1972

Cover design, Stirring Science Stories, science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine Date: 1941

Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Kabuki actor as Kiyohime, Japanese traditional story
Kabuki actor as Kiyohime, in a Japanese traditional story involving the beautiful daughter of a village magistrate who falls in love with a young priest

The Motor Picture Book, Fire Engines Past and Present Date: 1930

Great Fire at Tooley Street, London Bridge, June 1861
The Great Fire at Tooley Street, London Bridge, 22 June 1861 Date: 1861

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

Gloster Javelin T. 3 XK577
Gloster Javelin T.3 XK577, formerly operated by the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down, at the Ministry of Aviation Fire School, Stansted Airport, in April 1965

Armstrong-Whitworth Meteor NF. 11 WD687
Armstrong-Whitworth Meteor NF.11 WD687, at the Ministry of Aviation Fire School, Stansted Airport, on 7 April 1962, before succumbing to the flames, during fire-fighting practice. Date: 1962

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