Hosepipe Collection (page 4)

Firefighter painting statuette of fireman in action
Fireman painting a statuette of a firefighter in action

Old firefighting equipment in a museum
Old firefighting equipment on display in a museum -- the first form of pump and suction pipe and sailcloth hose, used by John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade

Old fire engine and other equipment in a museum: an ancient fly wheel manual fire engine from Windsor Castle, built by Merryweathers predecessors, Hadley & Simpkin, in 1735; fire apparatus of 1666

Old fire engine in a museum
An old fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Weston Super Mare Fire Brigade

Mr Attlee attending hosepipe tests at Wimbledon, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

Incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFB tackling a blaze following an incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard on 13th September 1940, next to the LCC-MFB Scotland Yard Fire Station. Date: 1940

Firefighters in action, Calders Wharf, East London
Firefighters in action at a fire in Calders Wharf, East London, 21 May 1955. Seen here with hosepipes, cooling down barrels of collodion cotton and boxes of paint

Fire at GPO Stores, Tabernacle Street, London
Fire at GPO Stores, Tabernacle Street, City of London, 28 March 1955. Showing a firefighter in action with a hosepipe at the top of a turntable ladder. Date: 1955

Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steamer
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade horse-drawn steamer with driver-operator

Engraving of a steamer in action during a fire, with panic on the street

Self-propelled fire engine at LFB Southwark HQ
A self-propelled fire engine at LFB Southwark Headquarters, with firemen training. Date: 1910

Large Dennis trailer water pump

Trailer water pump at Dulwich Fire Station, WW2
The latest trailer water pump, presented in September 1940, seen here at Dulwich Fire Station, south London. Date: 1940

Scammell 45 gallon water pump, WW2
A Scammell 45 gallon water pump in position on a trolley during the Second World War (17 September 1942). Date: 1942

London firefighters at work in Hampstead High Street
London firefighters at work outside a Woolworths building in Hampstead High Street, north-west London (11 May 1946). General aerial view of the front of the premises after the fire has been

London firefighters at work in Dingley Road, WW2
London firefighters at work with hosepipes and ladders in Dingley Road, City of London, during the Second World War (30 June 1940). Date: 1940

London firefighters at work on staircase, Carron Wharf
London firefighters at work on an adjoining external staircase during a fire at Carron Wharf, Upper Thames Street, on 28 June 1939. Date: 1939

Blitz in London -- firefighters at work, Blackfriars, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work with hosepipes at the Blackfriars Goods Depot on 16 October 1940. Date: 1940

Firefighters wearing breathing equipment on the street, one of them drinking a mug of tea

London firefighters at work with hosepipes

London Fire Brigade cinematographer at work
London Fire Brigade fireman-cinematographer at work, filming a fierce fire at the warehouse of Messrs Cameron and Co, Upper Thames Street, City of London, 28 June 1939. Date: 1939

London firefighters with hosepipes
London firefighters with their hosepipes trained on a building, with a fire engine and water supply on the street below

Firefighter training, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Firefighter training at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a man operating a hose at the top of the turntable ladder. Aerial view, probably taken from the top of the drill tower

British soldiers taking in water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers taking in water for their train transport on their way up to the trenches on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

LFB recruits taking part in hosepipe training at HQ

Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, with firefighter and hose

Firefighters at fire in Isleworth, West London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Isleworth, West London

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

LFEE lithograph print of a firefighting scene
A manual pump is being worked by volunteers whilst firefighters from the LFEE direct their efforts and fight the fire. The LFEE was the forerunner of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, formed in 1866

Aftermath of a factory fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2
National Fire Service firefighters from the former Middlesex Fire Brigade (integrated into the London Region), damping down following a serious fire at the Old Jam Factory in Sipson Road

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

NFS (London Region) constructing a water dam, WW2
London firefighters constructing a self-assembly emergency dam. These dams were carried on special water units that also towed a trailer pump and could provided a static water supply close to fires

Blitz in London -- Queen Victoria Street and Thames Street
Blitz in London -- the apparent confusion of fire hose as London firefighters try to get to grips with the widespread fires started by enemy bombing attacks

Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark
Blitz in London -- fire crew tackling a blaze following an air raid, at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, using turntable ladders

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