Ladder Collection (page 23)

Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by side
Regular London firefighters with their LFB pump escape side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts and their towing vehicle at a London fire station

LCC-LFB 100ft mechanical turntable ladder (TL)
An example of the all steel turntable ladder which was first introduced into the London Fire Brigade in the 1930s. It required a pump to be in attendance to supply water to its monitor

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
An LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew

LCC-LFB enclosed pumping appliance
A rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart at drill-Southwark
Southwark (Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade), slipping the escape ladder from the horse-drawn escape cart. The London County Council was created in 1889

London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van, WW2
London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van

Mobile Communications Van, WW2
London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable rescue sling, WW2
A turntable ladder rescue sling being demonstrated at the Regional fire headquarters, Lambeth SE1

MFB at Southwark HQ and scaling ladders
A ladder cart at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade HQ at Southwark SE1. Scaling ladders were separate interlocking ladders which when placed together

Head of a turntable ladder (TL) showing the TL monitor and the control handle operated by the firefighter at the top of the ladder

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2
Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work

Scaling ladder rescue drill demonstration, WW2
The position in which a line is attached to a scaling ladder in order to perform a rescue from the upper floors of a building

AFS crew with turntable ladder, WW2
Taken at the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1, a squad of AFS firefighters pose for their photo with a turntable ladder appliance

Two AFS firefighters with turntable ladder, WW2
Taken at the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1, two AFS firefighters pose for their photo with a turntable ladder appliance

Blitz in London -- emergency water main, water bridge
Blitz in London -- firefighters, observed by fire officers, erecting a water bridge, an elevated emergency water main that allows traffic to flow underneath whilst the mains cross over road junctions

Blitz in London -- St Katherines Dock, Port of London, WW2
Blitz in London -- two turntable ladders at work and firefighters directing their jets of water at the warehouse fire in St Katherines Dock, Port of London

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction on the wheeled escape ladder and hook ladder. The wheeled escape ladder is wound out of its carriage

London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)

LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2
A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged

Rescue, lowering line from drill tower, Lambeth HQ
Saturday drill display at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by lowering a line from the third floor window, during the fire brigade display

Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQ
Saturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display

LCC-LFB taxi converted for fire brigade use, WW2
Aerial view of a taxi converted for World War II fire brigade use by Auxiliary firefighters in London, showing the two ladders it carried on its roof

LCC-LFB Fire Station D, Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe
London firemen at hose cart drill, Fire Station D Floating Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, SE London

Fanciful balloon, La Minerve
Fanciful drawing of a balloon carrying a large ship entitled La Minerve vaisseau airien, designed by Professor Robertson. circa 18th century

Exhibition of Airports and Airways Poster
Poster, Exhibition of Airports and Airways, arranged by the Royal Institute of British Architects, admission free. 20th century

Exterior view of store on the corner of the street with merc

Darktown hook and ladder corps-going to the front. Date 1891

Changing Role of Women in the UK
The Girls reckon they can do anything without us men now-a-days - But can they? Interesting postcard highlighting the changing role of Women in the UK workplace in the early years of the twentieth

Pictorial aids to Sunday School blackboard excercises. The ladder and pillar. Date c1869

The ladder of life a grand spectacular production : a realistic melo-drama. Date c1897

Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Men of the 16th Lancers in a farmyard
A member of the 16th Lancers taking observations up a ladder, watched by his colleagues under cover of a farmyard. circa 1911

Fire at Carlton Hotel, London
Street scene showing The Carlton Hotel in London, which suffered severe damage by fire. The fire brigade have arrived and erected their ladders. circa 1911

Coronation fancy dress party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

The Coronation Bonfire on St James Hill, Norwich
Coronation Bonfire on St James Hill, Norwich, Norfolk. This was a gift to the local populace from the Lord Mayor of Norwich and stood 30ft high and was 20ft in diameter at its base. 22nd June 1911

Drawing of a cottage
A pencil drawing of a cottage, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846

Two young men thatching a cottage
Two young men at work, thatching a cottage, somewhere in the West Country. Date: 1970s

Salmon Fish Ladder
The salmon fish ladder on the River Tummel, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Date: 1960s

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Gardener takes a fall
" The New Compensation Act" - " I ken see a life of ease for me!" - a Scottish Gardener is not unduly concerned at his tumble off a ladder and into the greenhouse

Framing and plating the hull of a ship, WW1
Framing and plating the middle portion of a ships hull during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Chinese Carpenter building a house
A Chinese Carpenter building a house using traditional techniques. Date: circa 1910s

At home with the Bristlewoods - Coronation effort. 1937
Mr Bristlewoods is putting up bunting outside his home, for the celebration of the Coronation of King George VI, while his wife peers through the window in horror. 1937

Model Athlete
A young woman in a ruched swimsuit hangs upside down from wooden exercise bars. Date: 1930s

Allied soldiers climbing a ladder, WW1
Allied soldiers climbing a ladder into what looks like a huge oil drum during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Penshurst, Kent
Rebuilding work in progress at Penshurst, Kent, home of the Sidney family. Date: 1843

Gardening Equipment 18Th
Various gardening tools from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

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