Hose Collection (page 6)

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQ
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump

A London Fire brigade wheeled ladder escape vehicle
Outside the London County Council boundary, Penge, to the south of London, was one of many fire brigades which had just one fire station covering its geographical area

Fire crews attend the aftermath of a plane crash at Heathrow Airport

Firefighters at scene of shop fire in Oxford Street
Firefighters working at scene of shop fire, New Look store in Oxford Street, Central London

Scene of fire at commercial premises, Barking
Scene of fire at commercial premises, Kingsbridge Road, Barking, Essex

Firefighters at scene of fire, Langley Park School

Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, SE15
Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, Peckham, London SE15

Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action

Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, Brixton
Firefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London

LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station, City of London
Red Cross Street fire station, City of London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1900. It was one of four fire stations (plus a river station at Blackfriars)

Training volunteers of an industrial works
Industrial works fire brigade firefighters being instructed in the use of a hose line and the correct method of controlling a branch (jet of water)

GLC-LFB - Fire at the Grocers Hall, City of London
A major fire at the Grocers Hall in the City of London. Firefighters work from a slated roof, attacking the fire through a hole made in the slates

LCC-LFB Dennis hose laying lorry
The hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station pictured at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. The hose laying lorry carried one mile of 3.5 inch hose that could be laid out from the lorry as it

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill
The counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames

LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden Pier
LCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London

LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament

LCC-LFB firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus
London firefighters in Proto breathing apparatus, exiting from a fire in a building

London Salvage Corps and LFB at the scene of a fire. The salvage workers can be identified by their black Braidwood style helmet

NFS (London) towing unit and trailer pump, WW2
A unit from Lewisham Sub-station (37 F 2 Y) at Lewisham Bridge School, Elmira Street. SE London attending a training exercise in the locality

NFS firefighter under-running a fire hose, WW2
A London Region NFS firefighter in an instructional photograph demonstrating the correct method of under-running (which removes the water from inside the hose) prior to rolling the hose up after use

LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2
Quite a few London Fire Brigade vehicles came to grief during the Blitz raids. This Commer towing van and trailer pump have ploughed into a bomb crater in Southwark Bridge Road just south of

Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2
Blitz in London -- No.6 Warehouse, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, 7 September 1940. Fire crews in action with five jets and a turntable ladder

Blitz in London -- burnt out cargo ship, Rotherhithe, WW2
Blitz in London -- a close up of a burnt out cargo ship in the Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London. Firefighters continue to damp down hot-spots of fire within the ship

NFS mobile kitchen / canteen unit, WW2
A mobile kitchen used by the National Fire Service (NFS), donated to the British home front war effort by the Canadian Red Cross, seen here on display at Regional (London) headquarters, Lambeth. SE1

Broadwater Farm Riots - London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade responding to fires caused by the rioting in the Broadwater Farm Estate, Tottenham, North London, on 6th October 1985

Fire drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A fire drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded

LFDCA-LFB Demountable pods and bulk foam unit
Lorries capable of carrying demountable pods were introduced into the London Fire Brigade to transport different classifications of pods to incidents as required

City Park, Santa Lucia Hill, Santiago, Chile, South America, with a statue of Caupolican, famous Mapuche leader, hero of the resistance to Spanish conquest. Date: circa 1925

Gold washing at Tucapel, Bio Bio, Chile, South America
Gold washing or sluicing at Tucapel, Bio Bio region, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1900

Kittens playing with a vacuum cleaner hose
Unusual Friends - kittens playing with a vacuum cleaner hose. 1950s

Man in a kilt, filling a van up with petrol. Date: circa 1960s

Firemen and children with 1927 Dennis fire engine
Firemen, a policeman and two children with a 1927 Dennis fire engine. Some of the men are also wearing historic uniforms and helmets. Date: circa 1960s

Stable grooms with horses, Porlock, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s

Snap Playing Cards - Fireman - Freddy Fizz. circa 1930s

Man at a wrought iron gate, Spain
Man at a decorative wrought iron gate, Spain. circa 1970

Veteran 1910 motorcycle & sidecar refuelling at a garage
Veteran 1910 era motorcycle & sidecar combination refuelling at a garage circa 1910

M Huet as Charles VII in the opera Jeanne d Arc, Paris
M Huet in the role of Charles VII in Act 2 of the opera Jeanne d Arc a Orleans by Michele Carafa di Colobrano, at the Opera Comique, Paris. 1821

Viola, in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night
Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 4. 19th century

Young man in historical costume
Young man (Charles Egerton, b.1837) in historical costume, holding up a glass of wine. 1856

Occupations 1882 - The Fireman. 1882

Big City fire at a warehouse on Queen Victoria Street, London - Evening light. - St. Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background - 28th June 1939 1939

Firefighters hosing down a burnt-out car, with their fire engine and police cars in the background. Date: 1972

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - watering the flowers. circa 1910s

Happy Families - Master Blaze. circa 1940s

Ukraine. Staryi Krym. Ozbek Han Mosque
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Staryi Krym. Ozbek Han Mosque. 14th century. Exterior

Street scene with fire crew, Punda, Curacao, West Indies
Street scene with fire crew near Wilhelmina Square, Punda, Curacao, West Indies, with a large department store, Casa Abady. Date: circa 1930

Man in historical costume on a Christmas card, with a pull tab on the right to change the picture. Date: circa 1890s

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