Fortress Gallery

LCC-MFB Kentish Town fire station, NW London

Built in 1885, Kentish Town fire station was located at Fortress Walk NW5. It remained operational until 1972 when it was closed and subsequently demolished, having being replaced by the current Kentish Town fire station

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

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1930s RAF biplane diving with the engine still running

Republic P-47D-25-RE Thunderbolts of the 82nd Squadron 78th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing, escorting Boeing B-176-25-VE Fortress Bomber over the Continent in 1945. Date: 1945

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh

Semiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time. Meeting King Ninus for the first time, he was captivated by her beauty and courage and determined to make her his wife. Date: 1927

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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