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LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drillThese coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window
Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQFour London firefighters performing two-man hook ladder drills on the Brigade headquarters nine-storey drill tower
Arch Druids planting Coronation Oak, Crystal PalaceTo commemorate the coronation of King George V, the Arch Druid of England planted a Coronation Oak sapling at the Crystal Palace, London. The ceremony was attended by many foreign delegates
Nasmyth hammer at steel works, Sheffield, YorkshireMale workers are dwarfed by the massive Nasmyth hammer at the Atlas Steel Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1902
Aerial view of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesAn aerial view of the coastal village of Hook, on the Western Cleddau, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The quay can be seen in the foreground -- it was constructed in the late 18th
Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA view of Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, showing the wooden pithead gear in the middle distance, and a few buildings
Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA view of Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, showing the wooden headframe
St Ebbas Hospital, Epsom, SurreyAerial view of St Ebbas Hospital, on Hook Road, near Epsom in Surrey. It was originally opened by the London County Council in 1903 as the Ewell Epileptic Colony
Camel being hoisted onto a ship, AdenCamel being hoisted onto a ship, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s
Cartoon, Lord Cairns annoyed by his sons debtsCartoon, Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885) -- Keep away from him, Garmoyle, while he is like this! He appears to be annoyed about a few bills which his son, Arthur William Cairns
Cutting Osiers With a Hook, near Lough Neagh - a view of a man in a field of osiers cutting with a bill hook. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s
Les Halles market, Paris, FranceMen at work in Les Halles, the fresh meat market in the centre of Paris, not long before it was closed and demolished to make way for a modern shopping mall. Date: circa 1971
Dutch Girl - Little Miss Hook of HollandA " matinee version" of the English Musical Comedy show Miss Hook of Holland called Little Miss Hook of Holland, played by children for children
Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Fin the Fisherman. 20th century
Golden earrings with shaped like a NikeEarrings with shaped like a Nike. Gold. 4th -3rd century BC. From near Bolsena. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Golden necklace with lion-head terminals. C. 300 BCNecklace with lion-head terminals. Gold. C. 300 BC. Probably made in Taranto. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Zoological Misfitz - St Bernard dog. early 20th century
Little Folk Misfitz - Little Bo Peep. Date: circa 1910
Snap card - Little Bo-PeepNursery Rhyme Snap card - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep. early 20th century
Cheery Families - Master Fin the Fishmongers Son. 1890s
Frog fisherman on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Theodore Hook (Maclise)THEODORE HOOK writer and wit Date: 1788 - 1841
The House of Decoys, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Advertisement for Lux Soap - Why don t they use Lux? Date: early 20th century
Fisherman with pollock, Lands End, CornwallFisherman landing a four pound eight ounce pollock near Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Long-billed black cockatooPlate 6 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832
Patient fishermen, illustration by William Heath RobinsonA party of benevolent philanthropists rewarding the patience of unfortunate fishermen, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Agonus cataphractus, or Pogge, also known as Hook-Nose, Armed Bullhead, Lyrie, Sea Poacher and Noble. Date: 1863
Blackburn Skua with arrester wire hook down landing aboard an aircraft carrier
Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook var AtratumReverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook. var. Atratum.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902
Sword hilt with knob and hook in iron and silver from the 17th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt
Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Hook-billed mallard, Anas platyrhynchos.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819
Shrikes, hook-billed vanga and gonolek.. Handcolored engraving on steel by Annedouche after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richards New Edition of the Complete Works of Comte de Buffon
Female pedate feuillaea, Feuillaea pedata or Telfairia pedata Hook.. Named for Mr. Charles Telfair, superintendent of the Royal Garden at Mauritius. Illustration by E.D. engraved by Weddell
The Hook of Holland Express, Seven Arches Bridge, EssexThe Hook of Holland Express, Seven Arches Bridge, near Brentwood, Essex, England. Great Eastern Railway (Showing interior vignette) Date: 1900s
WW2 Christmas card, The Weeks RationWW2 Christmas card, showing a butcher in his shop, a reproduction of a painting entitled The Weeks Ration. The verse inside reads: When we queue for our chop in the butchers shop
Black Rhinoceros - resting - head only (Diceros bicornis). Kenya
Suffragette W. S. P. U Group Marshall SashA sash produced for the Womens Social and Political Union, made in green moire or watered silk fabric. It has Group Marshal in silver letters and a metallic silver tassel at one end
The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath RobinsonAn unaccountable delay in the Channel Tunnel. A hold up due to the hook on a line belonging to a fisherman in a boat above the surface - unforeseen problems with the Channel Tunnel imagined by
LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQLambeths (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
Lord Mancroft visiting LFB headquartersLord Mancroft (2nd Baron Mancroft, 1914-1987), Conservative politician and government minister (Chief Inspector of Fire Services), visiting LFB headquarters
Merryweather fire engine with detachable ladder
Firefighter using hook belt at top of ladderFirefighter using his hook belt at the top of a ladder
Button hook made from a WWI bullet caseButton hook made from a First World War bullet case with a fixed Officers coat badge and sleeve button. Trench Art
Loot by William Heath Robinson WWIAn unsuspecting gentleman walking his dog is being robbed by a group of Germen soldiers in a zeppelin using a hook and some rope. 1916
LNER leaflet designed by H. L. OakleyLeaflet cover for the LNER Continental Services designed with silhouettes by H. L. Oakley of the ports, Harwich, Hook of Holland, Grimsby and Hamburg. Date: 1924
Captain Robert Hook, lifeboatmanCoxswain Robert William Hook (1828 -1911) of the Lowestoft lifeboat Samuel Plimsoll, the saviour of more than 200 lives. Pictured here at Lowestoft harbour entrance in 1883, in a heroic pose