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Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth, WW2Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade
Queen Elizabeth on a balcony reviewing firewomen, WW2Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade
Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth HQ, WW2Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade
Queen Elizabeth inspects firewomen on parade, WW2Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade
Queen Elizabeth meeting firewomen at Lambeth HQ, WW2Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade
King George VI inspecting dispatch riders of the LFB, WW2King George VI visits the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth
King George VI inspecting firefighters on parade, WW2King George VI visits the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth
King George VI inspecting firefighting equipment, WW2King George VI visits the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth
King George VI visiting LFB Headquarters, Lambeth, WW2King George VI visiting the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Lambeth on 16 October 1940 during the Second World War
NFS recruits training on control panel, WW2National Fire Service recruits training on a control panel
Firefighter wearing NFS uniform, WW2Fireman wearing National Fire Service uniform
Firefighter in protective fire gear, WW2National Fire Service fireman in protective fire gear
Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN
Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2Blitz in the City of London -- devastation caused after a heavy explosive bomb caused a vast crater and opened up underground workings after an air raid during the night
NFS towing unit and trailer pump, WW2The National Fire Service was formed in 1941 and Greater London was designated a fire region with Lambeth as the Regional HQ
Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2Auxiliary London firemen (AFS) under instruction in the use of a rocket-line as part of their fireboat drills and training
Armed London firemen at Lambeth fireboat pontoon, WW2Firemen, carrying rifles, disembarking from the Massey Shaw fireboat and marching from the pontoon gangway at Lambeth. Armed firemen crewed the Massey Shaw when she took part in the evacuation of
Blitz in London -- religious service with AFS, WW2A priest conducts a prayer service at a London Fire Brigade sub-station attended by the men and women of the AFS serving there and for their colleagues working further afield
Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by sideRegular London firefighters with their LFB pump escape side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts and their towing vehicle at a London fire station
LFB firefighters and winter snowsThe early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded
LFB firefighters and winter snows, WW2The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded
Blitz in London -- firefighters with damaged vehicle, WW2Regular London and AFS personnel standing by their towing taxi (which would have towed a trailer pump). The vehicle has suffered debris damage following a bombing raid
Bomb damage following an air raid, WW2Bomb damage following an air raid
London fire officer dies at Covent Garden fireStation Officer Charles Fisher died fighting the blaze at the Covent Garden Market fire. The plan shows the extent of the fire but cannot show the extreme heat
Incident at Lancaster Grove, Belsize, Hampstead, NW London. The occupant was taken to hospital after the gas fire had been left on
Conversion of NFS mobile kitchen unit to LFB control unitLondon Fire Brigade mobile kitchen ready for conversion to a control Unit
LCC-LFB Control Room at Lambeth HQ SE1Brigade control was located in the basement of the Headquarters building. A view of the card index rotary drums that recorded the address of every London thoroughfare
NFS(London Region) Boy trapped in a coal scuttleBoy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float
Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, SurreyEven though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey
NFS (London Region) HQ staff carA staff car, with accident damage to front right wing, outside Lambeth workshops. Fire Force Area 38 headquarters was located at Wimbledon where this car would have been allocated
NFS heavy unit crew removing mobile pump by rampA heavy unit from a Brixton fire station sub-station, seen here at Regional headquarters, Lambeth, with the crew either removing or loading the trailer pump which was the appliances fire pump when
LCC-LFB enclosed dual purpose applianceLCC-London Fire Brigade enclosed dual purpose appliance
NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident, Ealing, WW2An NFS Heavy Unit vehicle accident in Ealing, West London. The driver, having lost control of the appliance, struck a tree while responding to an emergency call
NFS heavy unit with hosereels and water tank, WW2Home Office (NFS) heavy unit fitted with hose reels and water tank on display at London Regional headquarters, Lambeth SE1
Fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched, WW2A fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched
NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen, WW2NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen
NFS (London) Officers Training Centre, Norwood, WW2NFS (London) Officers Training Centre, Norwood, SE27
NFS (London) Officers Training Centre, Norwood SE27A wartime social evening at the Knights Hill NFS Officers Training Centre, Norwood, London SE27
NFS (London) River Thames Formation control boat, WW2Interior view of the control room cabin of one of the London River Formations (River Fire Service) fireboats designated as a control unit for major incidents on the River Thames
NFS Dagenham fire stations Pump Escape(36K-3Z1), WW2The former local authority fire appliance from Dagenham fire station, seen here at Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It remains in its pre WW2 livery
NFS radio operator at Ealing HQ (34 D), WW2NFS radio operator at the radio desk, Fire Force Area 34, Ealing HQ (34 D). On the board in front of her is the listing for the London Regional Area call signs
NFS (London) fire station pumping exercise, WW2An NFS firefighter using a trailer pump to lift water from the static dam at an NFS fire station and relaying the water
NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2NFS London firefighters undertaking a pumping exercise from an open water supply (reservoir)
London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van, WW2London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van
Mobile Communications Van, WW2London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van
NFS (London Region) Communications caravan, WW2Firewomen control officers inside a communications caravan on location at an NFS training exercise in Northwood. Middlesex
An example of a room with fire damage, WW2An example of a room with fire damage
