Lambeth Collection (page 4)

London - Lambeth Palace Date: circa 1903

The Entrance to Lambeth Palace, London - the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England, in north Lambeth, on the south bank of the River Thames

WW2 - Patriotic Propaganda - Play on the initials A. R. P
WW2 - Patriotic Propaganda - A play on the initials A. R. P. as " All - Right - Presently" with a jolly poem painting a rather rosy picture of londoners jauntily doing the Lambeth Walk into

London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth
The iconic LFB (London Fire Brigade) Headquarters building - Lambeth, London. Date: circa 1930s

Duchess of York at Kings College London for their Centenary
Duchess of York arriving at Kings College, London for the Centenary Celebrations. The Duchess is shown here walking with the Archbishop of Canterbury (William Cosmo Gordon Lang)

Elephant and Castle shopping centre opens, 1965
A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 3rd April 1965, detailing the new three storey shopping arcade that had opened at Elephant and Castle, London. Date: 1965

Germinating seeds of the pea Pisum sativum and bean Phaseolus vulgaris.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Golden Wedding Cake with Gum Paste Molding Date: 1936

LFCDA-LFB Aerial ladder platform (ALP)
The Bronto-Skylift ALP being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. This combination of a hydraulic platform

GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder
A Morris style 50 foot wheeled escape ladder parked in the fire brigade workshops at Lambeth. When not carried on fire engines escape ladders were normally stored in this fashion

LCC-LFB A diesel AEC-Merryweather Dennis pump
Pictured at the Brigade Headquarters drill yard, Lambeth SE1, a dual purpose appliance which for some reason does not have any hosereels!

LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ
Station A8 was Brompton fire station. Here its dual-purpose petrol Dennis pump is seen standing at Lambeth headquarters

Lord Mayors Show, LFB breakdown lorry
Scene during the Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigades part of the procession was the Brigades breakdown lorry from Lambeth HQ

NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2
The pump escape from Shoreditch fire station (36 A 1) arrives at Lambeth workshops after extensive damage was caused following a bomb blast

Fitting of Metropolitan Police uniform, south east London
A Metropolitan Police officer is fitted with his uniform at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London. There are rows of helmets and piles of clothes on counter tops

Lambeth Cavalry. Aquatint by and after Thomas Rowlandson, 1799 (c). From a volume of 86 aquatints entitled ?Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs

Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, London
A fantastic, rare view of the Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, Brixton, London. As Brixtons population increased rapidly during the 1870s

Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio vulgaris and plantain Plantago major.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Turnout of vehicles from Lambeth HQ, with the River Thames and Houses of Parliament in the background. Date: circa 1937

White Horse Hotel, Chislehurst. View from window at the back of a man ploughing a field with three horses. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment

Savarins Filled with Whipped Cream
Danish Pastry Specialties, Savarins Filled with Whipped Cream Date: 1936

Record Roach Catch
A World Record brace of roach fish, caught in Lambeth Reservoir, Surrey, England on 6 September 1938 by W. Penney. The top fish weighed 3lb 1 oz, the bottom fish 3lb 14 oz! Date: 1938

LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crew
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Lambeth Pier
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip standing outside Lambeth Pier during their visit to the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

London Fire Brigade vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQ
Located in the Brigade headquarters complex, the extensive workshops built, maintained and repaired most of the London fire brigades fire appliances, staff cars

LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drill
These coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window

LCC-LFB 100 foot turntable ladder at Lambeth HQ
An AEC/Magirus all steel turntable ladder with its own fire pump at the Brigade headquarters station, Lambeth SE1. These open type TL were still operational in the mid 1960s although they were only

GLC-LFB Headquarters, Lambeth fire station
The pump-escape, pump and turntable ladder from Lambeth fire station stand on the forecourt of the Brigade Headquarters. Lambeth fire station occupied the ground and first floor of the main building

GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

GLC-LFB Canteen Van
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

GLC-LFB - Canteen van at Lambeth HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned, showing each type of fire engine either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Dennis hose laying lorry
The hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station pictured at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. The hose laying lorry carried one mile of 3.5 inch hose that could be laid out from the lorry as it

Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement area
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings

Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940

Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his wife and daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations in which the Massey Shaw

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Control Unit, WW2
There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff

Damaged heavy unit at NFS, London Regional HQ, WW2
A damaged heavy unit awaiting repair at the Lambeth vehicle and equipment workshops, Daltons Drive

Senior fire officer Lucas, at LFB HQ, Lambeth SE1
Senior fire officer Lucas in the 8th floor roof garden of Brigade headquarters

Blitz in London -- training in use of breathing apparatus
Blitz in London -- regular London firefighters being trained in the use of breathing apparatus (BA) at Brigade headquarters, Lambeth

NFS mobile kitchen / canteen unit, WW2
A mobile kitchen used by the National Fire Service (NFS), donated to the British home front war effort by the Canadian Red Cross, seen here on display at Regional (London) headquarters, Lambeth. SE1

Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQ
Four London firefighters performing two-man hook ladder drills on the Brigade headquarters nine-storey drill tower

AFS car and trailer pump at LCC-LFB HQ, Lambeth
Beresford Stork light-trailer pump with saloon car. Such combinations were utilised by the Auxiliary Fire Service in London to supplement the full time force in preparations for the forthcoming

Lambeth Union Workhouse, Renfrew Road, London
In 1871-3, a new Lambeth workhouse was built at Renfrew Road to a design by Thomas W Aldwinckle. In 1896, the future star of the silent screen Charles Chaplin (then aged seven)

Lambeth Workhouse Schools, Norwood, South London
The parish of Lambeth operated a workhouse school on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. In 1885, the premises were extended with the erection of the New School buildings

Rebuilding Elephant and Castle, 1957
Rebuilding Elephant and Castle, as reported in The Sphere on 9th November 1957. Date: 1957

Surrey Theatre, Great Surrey Street, London
The Surrey Theatre (formerly The Royal Circus), Great Surrey Street, London, with a map below. 1814

The embankment south-east of Westminster Bridge
The scene from the embankment south-east of Westminster Bridge. The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Lambeth Pier in foreground, London. Date: 1950s

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