Ladder Collection (page 19)

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder
A horse-drawn 50ft wheeled escape ladder. These could be very quickly slipped by the crew and extended up to a window. Their sole purpose was rescue, and these units

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape
In 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey

LCC-LFB Mercedes battery-electric turntable ladder
One of four similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder drill
London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1, with firefighters taking part in escape ladder drill, using an extension ladder to gain additional height

MFB (London) station ladder drill
Metropolitan firefighters taking part in ladder drill. Both large ladders are wheel escapes and the ladder on the right has an extension to give it additional height

LCC-LFB station officer standing by Lambeths TL
With his LFB cap badge and undress uniform, this Station Officer is probably the officer in charge of Lambeth Fire Station, standing next to a turntable ladder

NFS (London) Heavy Unit (Pump) in a street, WW2
A heavy unit, which was the workhorse of the National Fire Service throughout WW2. Built to a Home Office design and specification

LCC-LFB Dennis open pump escape at a fire station
Readying for the outbreak of WW2, a regular London pump-escape pictured with the wartime fire appliances which would greatly outnumber the pre-1938 London appliance fleet

Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room
Motorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions

LCC-LFB Brompton fire station
Located at 18 South Parade, Brompton fire station A3 (later A6) was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt

MFB Kensington fire station
Built in 1872, Kensington fire station was located on the corner of King Street and Ball Street, London W8. It replaced the temporary Kensington fire station in Lower Phillimore Mews, Hornton Street

London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth
Men at work in the London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth

New training appliance. Southwark Training Centre

Fire at commercial premises, Walthamstow
Fire at commercial premises in Walthamstow, London

Firefighters using turntable ladder
Firefighters using a turntable ladder to fight a fire in London

Crystal Palace burning down
Firefighters desperately try to put out the fire at Crystal Palace, South London, on the 30th November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom

London Fire Brigade turntable ladder vehicle
A London Fire Brigade turntable ladder vehicle

Children climbing up a wheeled escape ladder

London Fire Brigade wheeled escape ladder and crew
A London Fire Brigade wheeled escape ladder and crew. The caption reads: London Fire Brigade motor escape competition G. District winners, Stoke Newington, 1925

Leyland motor pump and crew

Firefighters in a pump ladder vehicle, London Fire Brigade

Motorised 75 foot ladder appliance

A turntable ladder vehicle of the London Fire Brigade

Horsed appliances of the London Fire Brigade

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

London Fire Brigade appliances
London Fire Brigade wheeled escape vehicle (left) with a pump ladder vehicle (right) outside their station

Wheeled escape ladder
A wheeled escape ladder

Firefighters using a wheeled ladder escape

A firefighter with a wheeled ladder escape

Turntable ladder escape in operation, Bermondsey
A turntable ladder escape in operation at scene of fire in Bermondsey, SE London

A wheeled ladder escape in its appliance shed

Firefighters dealing with a house fire at 25 Woodlands

Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, SE London
Firefighters at the scene of a school fire, Homestall Road, SE London

Firefighters respond to a house fire, North London
Firefighters respond to a house fire at 28 Winnington Road, North London

Turntable ladder and crew, Old Park Lane, W1
A turntable ladder and crew respond to a fire at 7 Old Park Lane, London W1

Turntable ladder deployed at a fire, London SW1
An escape turntable ladder is deployed at a fire in London SW1

Tiffin Girls School, aerial ladder platform in use
An aerial ladder platform in use as a water tower during firefighting operations at a fire at Tiffin Girls School, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames

Turntable ladder in operation at a commercial property fire, Paddington, West London

Fulham sub-station, North End Road, London SW6
Fulham sub-station, 233 North End Road, London SW6. It was built for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade by the Metropolitan Board of Works. It closed in 1896 and was later demolished

LCC-LFB Notting Hill fire station, West London
Notting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The year previous to this station opening (1867)

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-MFB Print of fire brigade rescues
A Victorian print giving an artists impression of the bravery of two firemen in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, rescuing those trapped by fire from the top floor of a house on fire

LCC-MFB Recruitment strength test
There were many applications to join the MFB and there were about 99% rejections. A stern standard of physical fitness was laid down by the LCC and the Brigade

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

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