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Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Military Badge

Military Badge
Ulster impressions.Photolithograph after Joan Wanklyn, 1976.Published by Headquarters Northern Ireland, 1976.Shows 18 vignettes of the British Army on operations in Northern Ireland

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LFDCA-LFB Lambeth HQ and Lambeth river station

LFDCA-LFB Lambeth HQ and Lambeth river station
A modernised Lambeth river fire station and the new fireboat London Phoenix, seen here from the north bank of the River Thames

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Culpeper House London

Culpeper House London
Culpeper House, 21 Bruton Street, London, a picturesque Georgian house and shop front, headquarters of the Society of Herbalists, named after Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) Date: 1960s

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations

London Fire Engine Establishment, list of fire stations
Formed in 1833, the LFEE took over firefighting in London from the various Insurance Company fire brigades. It had 19 fire stations and its headquarters was located at Watling Street, City of London

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review

LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review
Lambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Firefighters on parade in front of their appliance

Firefighters on parade in front of their appliance during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ Southwark

LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ Southwark
The London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1

LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1

LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1

LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: GLC-LFB - Croydon vehicle workshops

GLC-LFB - Croydon vehicle workshops
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each location, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Leyland Metz 100 foot turntable ladder

LCC-LFB Leyland Metz 100 foot turntable ladder
Lambeths (D61) turntable ladder at its base station, displayed in the Brigade headquarters drill yard

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Lambeth fire station with appliances

LCC-LFB Lambeth fire station with appliances
Lambeth fire station (Brigade Headquarters) with pump-escape, pump and 100 foot turntable ladder. The station had three other appliances: an emergency tender, breakdown lorry and canteen van

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB AFS Green Goddess pump, Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB AFS Green Goddess pump, Lambeth HQ
A typical AFS (government design) Green Goddess pump, at drill in the yard of Brigade Headquarters station, Lambeth

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2
With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB engines and crews, Whitechapel fire station

LCC-LFB engines and crews, Whitechapel fire station
Located at 27 Commercial Road, East London, Whitechapel fire station opened in 1874. It was also a superintendent station (district headquarters) and was known as Station No 27

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised fire pump and crew
The introduction of the Dennis fire appliances would see the creation of dual-purpose fire engines capable of carrying either the 50 foot wheeled escape or, as here, adapted as a pump

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2

NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2
An Austin K4-Merryweather 60 foot hand-operated turntable ladder (TL). A total of 50 such appliances were built and mounted on Austin K4 chassis for the Home Office between 1942 and 1943

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2

LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2
A Fordson Unit and trailer pump at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. These were just some of the 2000 adapted vehicles utilised as AFS fire appliances

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-MFB Headquarters station at Southwark SE1

LCC-MFB Headquarters station at Southwark SE1
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was created in 1866, having replaced the former London Fire Engine Establishment brigade

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-MFB funeral of Fireman Martin Sprague

LCC-MFB funeral of Fireman Martin Sprague
View of the funeral procession of Fireman Martin Sprague, who was killed in a fire

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Recruitment Poster - British Military

Recruitment Poster - British Military
THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 57TH Regimental District - Headquarters, HOUNSLOW, 1900. Chromolithograph poster, printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1900

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ

Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ
London firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: WW1 poster, 20th London Regiment

WW1 poster, 20th London Regiment
WW1 recruitment poster, 20th London Regiment (HQ Holly Hedge House, Blackheath), Praise for Territorials. Join your own local battalion at once. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Nato Headquarters, Izmir, Turkey

Nato Headquarters, Izmir, Turkey - now the Allied Air Component Command Headquarters Date: 1957

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2

Queen Elizabeth reviews female LFB dispatch rider, WW2
Visit to LFB by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth reviews a female dispatch rider at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)

LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)
Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters

Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control Unit

GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: GLC-LFB - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1st April 1965

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1

LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling Street

The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling Street
Built in 1907 and located in the City of London, the headquarters station of the London Salvage Corps until it moved to its new premises in 1960

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pump

Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pump
A grey pump escape and trailer pump prior to having its NFS station identification number painted on the side. Seen here at the London Fire Brigade headquarters in Lambeth

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: St Johns Gate Clerkenwell

St Johns Gate Clerkenwell
St Johns Gate, in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, now within central London, is one of the few tangible remains from Clerkenwells monastic past

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Finsbury Rifles recruiting HQ, North London, WW1

Finsbury Rifles recruiting HQ, North London, WW1
Finsbury Rifles recruiting headquarters and drill hall, 17 Penton Street, Islington, North London, around the start of the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA

Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA. Industrial action by Copper Miners of the Western Federation of Miners

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark
An early electric wheeled escape ladder vehicle, Cedes battery-driven pump/50ft escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard at Southwark Headquarters

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Brigade HQ

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Brigade HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: London Fire Brigades organisation and equipment

London Fire Brigades organisation and equipment
A selection of small drawings of the events that take place in 1937

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)

LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)
Introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1934, dual purpose appliances meant that the ladders the fire engines carried were interchangeable

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigade vehicle repair and maintenance workshops located within the extensive headquarters complex in Lambeth, SE1

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Major control unit, based at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth, with dedicated operational control unit staff. The unit attended all major fires and incidents

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC- MFB motorised senior officers car

LCC- MFB motorised senior officers car
At the turn of the century motorised transport was making its presence felt in Londons fire brigade, Seen here is Superintendent Cs Egerton

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex

LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex
The Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Members of the Canadian Fire Service join the NFS, WW2

Members of the Canadian Fire Service join the NFS, WW2
Detachments from the Canadian Fire Service arrive in the UK to supplement National Fire Service numbers. Groups were allocated to the various Fire Regions

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: HMS Warrior R31

HMS Warrior R31
Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters

General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters
William Booth (1829-1912), British founder of the Salvation Army

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Royal Overseas League HQ - Courtyard and Entrance, London

Royal Overseas League HQ - Courtyard and Entrance, London. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Finsbury Rifles Dart Club, North London

Finsbury Rifles Dart Club, North London
Group photo, Finsbury Rifles Dart Club outside their headquarters and drill hall, 17 Penton Street, Islington, North London. Date: 1930

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Easter Rising / Liberty Hq

Easter Rising / Liberty Hq
Liberty Hall, Dublin, the rebel headquarters after the storming. Date: May 1916

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Footballers Battalion attending HQ at Kingsway for pay, WW1

Footballers Battalion attending HQ at Kingsway for pay, WW1
Mr F. J. Wall, secretary of the Football Association, sits at a table at the associations headquarters, ready to pay members of the Footballers Battalion

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ
An early electric wheeled ladder escape vehicle, a Cedes battery-driven pump/50 foot escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard of Southwark Headquarters

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC- MFB Blackheath fire station

LCC- MFB Blackheath fire station
Blackheath fire station, located at Brigade Street, Tranquil Vale, SE3 (very near the Mary Evans Picture Library), with the escape ladder stored at the side

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ
The pump escape of No 1 station, the Brigade Headquarters fire station located at Southwark Bridge Road SE1

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: LCC-LFB firefighters with old hose cart

LCC-LFB firefighters with old hose cart
Four LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Retirement party for Jenny Denny, one of two tea / coffee ?

Retirement party for Jenny Denny, one of two tea / coffee ?
Retirement party for Jenny Denny, one of two tea/coffee ladies at the headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Where General Birdwood lived with his staff, HQ at Anzac

Where General Birdwood lived with his staff, HQ at Anzac
Dug outs at Anzac Cove where General William Birdwood and his staff lived during the Gallipoli Campaign

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: The new chamber in the London County Council (L)

The new chamber in the London County Council (L)
The new chamber in the London County Council (L.C.C.). Photograph showing the London's representatives in session. Date: July 1922

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Stenographic Institute HQ, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Stenographic Institute HQ, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Stenographic Institute Headquarters, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Date: circa 1902

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: The Commandery Hall, Worcester

The Commandery Hall, Worcester - the Royalist Headquarters during the deciding battle of the English Civil War - the Battle of Worcester 1651. Date: 1651

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Church Army HQ, Edgware Road, London

Church Army HQ, Edgware Road, London, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: The Committee Room at RNLI headquarters

The Committee Room at RNLI headquarters, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Bessarabia. The

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Bessarabia. The quarters of the grand duke Nicholas (1831-1891), commander-in-chief in Chisinau (formerly known as Kishinev). Engraving

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: France. Paris Commune (18 March to 28 May 1871)

France. Paris Commune (18 March to 28 May 1871)
France. Paris Commune. Popular revolutionary movement that took power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871, as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. Storming of the streets of Paris

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Exterior view

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Exterior view
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). During the war, the city of Bordeaux temporarily (from 8 February to 20 March 1871) became the seat of the French government

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Siege of Barcelona in 1472. Carried out by

Siege of Barcelona in 1472. Carried out by
Iberian Peninsula. Catalan Civil War (1462-1472)

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Coffered ceiling in the Scuola del Santo, Padua, 16th century

Coffered ceiling in the Scuola del Santo, Padua, 16th century
Coffered ceiling in the Scuola del Santo, Padua, Italy, 16th century. The Scuola del Santo or Scoletta was the headquarters of the Archconfraternity of St Anthony of Padua

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898)

Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Island of Cuba. La Esperanza. Seat of the called Cuban Government (Republic of Cuba), in the province of Puerto Principe. Photoengraving

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Saint Petersburg - General Staff Building, Moyka River Canal

Saint Petersburg - General Staff Building, Moyka River Canal
Russia, Saint Petersburg. View of the General Staff Building on the bank of the Moyka River Canal. It was constructed between 1819 and 1829. Eastern Facade. Engraving by Lemaitre and Traversier

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Russia, Saint Petersburg. The Admiralty building square

Russia, Saint Petersburg. The Admiralty building square. The Admiralty acquired its modern appearance after it was rebuilding between 1806 and 1823 by the architect Adrian Zakharov

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Venezuela, Caracas. Palace of the Academies

Venezuela, Caracas. Palace of the Academies. Exterior of the new building to be used as a university, academy, library and museum. Founded by the president of the country, Guzman Blanco

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Yamagata Aritomo - inspection tour to Mukden, Manchuria

Yamagata Aritomo - inspection tour to Mukden, Manchuria
Two admirals and six generals surrounding Duke Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922) ( also known as Yamagata Kyosuke, a Japanese field marshal, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan)

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, WW1

Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: NRF headquarters building

NRF headquarters building. Date: 1965

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Hamburg Police Headquarters

Hamburg Police Headquarters
The building housing the Hamburg Police Headquarters (on the 9th floor), on Karl-Muck-Platz (now Johannes-Brahms-Platz). Date: 1960

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Sir John French with his ADCs at General headquarters - WW1

Sir John French with his ADCs at General headquarters - WW1
Sir John French with his ADCs at General headquarters during the First World War

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: Daily Mirror HQ Holborn Circus London - probably 1960s

Daily Mirror HQ Holborn Circus London - probably 1960s

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: RAF (Royal Air Force) HQ, Uxbridge, Middlesex - aerial view

RAF (Royal Air Force) HQ, Uxbridge, Middlesex - aerial view
RAF (Royal Air Force) Headquarters, Uxbridge, Middlesex - aerial view. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHeadquarters Collection: WW2 - British Fighter Station

WW2 - British Fighter Station
An educational illustration which provides an aerial view of a British WW2 Royal Air Force fighter station, highlighting important sections including refuelling areas, runways



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