Ladders Collection (page 10)

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a church fire, Avenue Road NW3
The roof of a church which has been seriously damaged by a fire, with crews starting to cut away and damp down

LCC-LFB Merryweather Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder
The Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. Showing the full working height of the TL, reaching the 9th floor of the drill tower

Firefighters at a fire, 197 Commercial Road, East London
Firefighters respond to a fire at 197 Commercial Road, East London. An escape ladder has been deployed

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

LCC-MFB horse drawn wheeled escape cart
The newly developed horse drawn wheeled escape cart which allowed the escape ladder to be more easily slipped by the firefighters, thus shortening the time it took to rescue someone from a fire

LCC-LFB Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder and crew
Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters No.1 station located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1

LCC-LFB Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder and crew
Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters, No.1 station, located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1

Wembley Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape and crew. Wembley split from Harrow in 1894, formed its own Urban District Council and established Wembley Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB fire engine drills at Southwark HQ
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904, with much of its former equipment still in regular use. Self-propelled fire engines were being introduced by 1904

LCC-LFB Commercial building fire, Avery Hardoll, Eltham
LFB firefighters in action at a commercial building fire at Avery Hardoll, Eltham, SE London. The fire started in a former shop and dwelling which had been converted into a commercial undertaking

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 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

LCC-LFB horse drawn steamer at drill, Southwark HQ

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

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

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

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

Turntable ladder display, London Fire Brigade HQ Lambeth
London regular firefighters operating extended turntable ladders in Lambeth Headquarters drill yard for a demonstration of firefighting skills

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 -- 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

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

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

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

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

The Library, House of Commons, London
View inside the Library, House of Commons, London. Date: circa 1910s

The Library, House of Lords, London
View inside the Library, House of Lords, London. Date: circa 1910s

Large number of ladders on display
A large number of ladders on display, leaning against a building

Inversnaid Hotel, Loch Lomond, Scotland - coaches setting out for Loch Katrine

Vallauris, France - Harvest of Orange Blossom
Vallauris, France - the harvesting of Orange Blossom

Taxi Cab and Motor Fire Escape
A bright and shiny fire engine populated by a team of firemen and ladder are given right of way through a busy street. In the background waits a taxi cab piled high with luggage on its roof

Underground Pipes
A worker turns a valve, while standing next to two pipes, possibly containing water or gas. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Workhouse Fire Brigade, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
The workhouse fire brigade at Stoke on Trent - the firemen were all workhouse officers with other full-time duties. One of the officers sits on one of the brigades large ladders

Indonesia - Batak House
A distinctive high-roofed house of the Batak people of Indonesia

Refuelling a Steamship
A large group of Japanese workers unloading coal from traditional boats and carrying it at great effort up rope ladders onto a steam liner at Nagasaki Harbour, Japan

Fire / Scandinavia / 1555
Fighting a fire in Scandinavia

Hopi Home, Early C19
A Hopi Pueblo of the early 19th century, reconstructed at Grand Canyon, Arizona : note the ladders used for access to the upper floors Date: early 19th century

Passenger Airliner
An artists impression of a passenger air liner of the post-war period : the crew seem to be in gondolas, with interconnecting ladders, while passengers occupy the fuselage

Woman Window Cleaners
A smart line of newly trained " Georginas" march in single file down a central London street, carrying their ladders and buckets and are greatly admired by a dapper young man

NATIONAL FIRE ESCAPE
National fire-escape in use. The second or smaller portion of the ladder was fixed at a point on the main ladder and lifetd outwards when required

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