Headquarters Collection (page 16)

Firefighters receiving knots instruction at Southwark HQ

Firefighters in Emergency Tender, Southwark HQ
Two firefighters in breathing equipment inside an Emergency Tender at Southwark Headquarters, London

London Fire Brigade band at Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigade band at Lambeth HQ in the year the new building opened

Southwark Fire Station and former LFB HQ
Southwark Fire Station and former London Fire Brigade HQ, built in 1876

Firefighters and appliances at headquarters. The caption reads: Making up and getting away home after district call at headquarters

London Fire Brigade Lambeth headquarters building
Located on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, the London Fire Brigade headquarters was opened by King George VI in 1937. A purpose built, state of the art facility when first opened

LCC-LFB Coach purchased as a Brigade Control Unit
This rather dishevelled looking former coach was purchased by the London Fire Brigade as its new Brigade Control Unit. Following a thorough overhaul

LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escape
An electric-driven escape van at the Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and weighed about two tons

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drill
Jump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when

Electric pump escape van, Southwark HQ
An electric-driven escape van with 85 foot turntable ladder pulling away from the extended Southwark Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road.SE1

LCC-MFB Horse drawn steamer and fire crew
A horse drawn steamer, mainstay of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades fire engine fleet, seen here at Southwark headquarters. Only the steamer had the ability to pump and deliver water onto a fire

LCC-LFB Pump escape at Southwark HQ
The pump escape and crew at drill in the station yard of Brigade Headquarters at Southwark, SE1. The widespread adoption of motorised fire engines led to the development of both self propelled

LCC-LFB Early motorised fire engine
This machine was one of the early self-propelled petrol motor fire engines used by the LFB. It was made by Merryweather and Sons Limited

LCC-LFB No1 station Southwark with motorised pumps
Southwark fire station was attached to the Brigade headquarters located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1. Seen here are the pump escape and pump, two of Southwarks many fire engines

LCC-LFB The hose laying lorry at Southwark HQ
The Brigades first high speed hose laying lorry, seen at the then Brigade headquarters at Southwark, SE1

LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escape at Brigade HQ
Seen here at Southwark, Brigade headquarters, is an example of one of the electric driven escape vans. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and the fire engine weighed about two tons

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

LFB Southwark fire station and Brigade HQ, SE1
View of the headquarters building of the London Fire Brigade with an extended turntable ladder on the right. The site was developed in 1911 when the present Southwark fire station was opened

LCC-LFB Two firemen at hose drill, Southwark SE1
Two firemen performing hose drill at Southwark, the brigade headquarters. They are holding a brass composite branch (nozzle) that could only be turned on and off at the pump or hydrant

LCC-LFB Turntable ladder and crew at Southwark
A steel Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder at the Brigade Headquarters, Southwark SE1

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised fire engine with an L-plate on the front

GLC-LFB Brigade Headquarters Control Unit (CU)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

LCC-LFB Period fire display at Southwark HQ
London firefighters putting on a weekly display for the public at Southwark, Brigade Headquarters. They are using a Victorian manual fire pump in a reenactment of the days of horse drawn fire engines

GLC-LFB New Lambeth brigade control room
Formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II at the Centenary Review of the LFB, seen here is a view of the new fire brigade control room at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB Northern 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

GLC-LFB Southern 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

GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit, Lambeth 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

GLC-LFB - Breakdown Lorry at Croydon 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

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Croydon
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

LCC-LFB Brigade finals of the Technical Quiz
Each year a technical quiz competition was held in the Brigade. First were the Divisional heats that led to the Brigade finals involving the top team of each of the four Divisions

LCC-LFB Recruit squad in training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Seen here posing for a squad photo with their instructor and a training appliance

LCC-LFB Merryweather Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder
The Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. Showing the full working height of the TL, reaching the 9th floor of the drill tower

LCC-LFB Chief Officers car at Lambeth HQ
The Chief Officer lived at fire brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. His Wolseley 4/44 staff car was driven by a firefighter to transport him on official visits and to major fires and incidents

LCC-LFB Hillman staff van at Lambeth HQ
LCC-London Fire Brigades Hillman staff van at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Royal visit by HRH Prince Philip Lambeth
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on an informal visit to Brigade headquarters. Here he is visiting the Lambeth River fire station on the Albert Embankment, SE1

LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth
Based at the Brigade Headquarters, with dedicated operational control unit staff who worked there, this unit attended all major fires and incidents

LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1

LCC-LFB hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQ
Lee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard. The 3.5 inch hose is stored in such a way that the mile of hose carried can be fed from the rear of

LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Control Unit vehicle based at LFB Headquarters. It had its own dedicated operational staff, and attended all major fires and incidents

LCC-LFB Southwark fire station, Southwark SE1
Located in Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark fire station was opened in 1911, having been added to the existing London Fire Brigade headquarters building

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

LCC-MFB Firemen in switchboard & control room
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

LCC-LFB Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder and crew
Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters No.1 station located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1

LCC-LFB Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder and crew
Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters, No.1 station, located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1

LCC-LFB Southwarks breakdown lorry and crew
A view of the London Fire Brigades first breakdown lorry, commissioned in 1919. This Dennis vehicle had a rear mounted crane and various sheerlegs to allow for sewer and other line rescues

LCC-LFB Hatfield petrol self-propelled fire pump
The Hatfield petrol pump was the first petrol driven fire engine in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump. Two of these machines were introduced into London in 1908

LCC-MFB firemen at drill, Southwark HQ
Firefighters at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, carrying out a drill in the yard

LCC-MFB Captain Massey Shaws brougham
Captain Eyre Massey Shaws (Chief Officer) horse drawn brougham (open carriage) outside his residence, Winchester House, within the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge

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