Hydrant Collection

Connecting up a hosepipe during the Blitz
Fireman, A.R.P men and volunteers move to quickly attach a hose to the nearest pavement hydrant close to a fire caused by the German bombing campaign over the Capital throughout 1940

Waterman, Ticket Porter, Fellowship Porter, Coachstand and New Milk from the Cow. Waterman, Ticket Porter and Fellowship Porter 79

LCC-London Fire Brigade recruits undergoing examination in pump drill, connecting a pump to a hydrant

Flying Terms Defined - Flier Education. A jolly cartoon dog demonstrates some flight terminology: Power Diving (attempt to grab a bone thwarted)

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 fire in Kensington High Street, London W8
The aftermath of a roof and top floor fire in apartments at 1 Kensington High Street. A fire engine (pump) is set into a hydrant

NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2
The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated

Blitz in London -- emergency water mains for firefighting
Blitz in London -- frequently water mains were damaged or destroyed by enemy bombing. Emergency water mains were laid, over ground, to which fire hoses could be connected

Young child with head under hydrant
A young child operates a large cast iron water hydrant in order to pour water over his/her head on a hot summers day

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