Merryweather Collection

NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2
An Austin K4-Merryweather 60 foot hand-operated turntable ladder (TL). A total of 50 such appliances were built and mounted on Austin K4 chassis for the Home Office between 1942 and 1943

GLC-LFB Fire in Lambeth Road, SE11
A Merryweather turntable ladder stands ready whilst fire crews wearing Proto oxygen breathing apparatus tackle a blaze in Victoria House & Victoria Mansions, South Lambeth Road, South Lambeth

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine
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 - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine
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

LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pump
Merryweather Hatfield pump, with crew. This was one of the first motorised fire engines used by the London Fire Brigade, capable of 30 mph

LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Fire King pump
First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich, SE London, in 1899, by 1907 twenty-one Fire Kings were in operational use around the country, including the London Fire Brigade

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

Oil fuelled Merryweather pump

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Brigade HQ
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

Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen
A Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen

LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station and horse steamer
A seven man crew from Dulwich fire station pose on the forecourt with their Merryweather steam pump. One member of a firemans family peers through the lace curtains of the accommodation at first

Wentworth Fire Brigade

Advert, Merryweather, Fire Fighting Steam Pump
Advert, Merryweather, Long Acre, London, the Valiant fire-fighting steam pump, useful as a fire engine. Date: 1907

West Ham horse-drawn fire engine, Merryweathers Fire Station

Merryweather patent steam fire-engine 1862
Merryweather and sons patent steam fire-engine, being shown at the International Exhibition of 1862. 1862

Merryweather fire-engine 1905
New motor fire-engine just adopted by the London Fire Brigade, could do 50 h.p and was capable of delivering 500 gallons a minute. Date: 1905

Merryweather single cylinder steam fire engine
Merryweather single cylinder direct acting steam fire engine. Date: early 20th century

A firefighter with a Merryweather wheeled ladder escape
A firefighter with a wheeled ladder escape, Merryweathers Police Fire Ladders. Date: circa 1890s

MFB firemen practising rescue techniques, with a man about to jump from an upper window. Date: circa 1890s

Merryweather Type : B Fire Pump Valiant
Merryweather and Sons, Ltd. Type: B Fire Pump Valiant, Built in 1945. Date: 1970s

Merryweather Horse-drawn Metropolitana Steam Fire Engine, Britain. Date: 1890s
Merryweather Horse-drawn Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine, Britain. Date: 1890s

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!

Horse drawn steamer at Sutton fire station, Surrey
A horse drawn oil fuelled Merryweather steam pump at Sutton fire station, Surrey

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQ
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump

Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived

LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pump
Whitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

Merryweather steam fire engine with crew
A Merryweather steam fire engine with crew at a coastal location. The plaque on the vehicle says: First Grand Prize, London Patent, and the words on the raised ladder: Victorys Anchor Oct 21st 1805

Inspecting a new turntable ladder (this is a Merryweather). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Merryweather Fire Engine, Rowntrees Cocoa Works, York, England. Date: 1910 s

Merryweather fire engine indicator scale for regulating the angle and extension of the ladder

Merryweather fire engine with detachable ladder

Merryweather motor fire engine for Glasgow, rear view showing Hatfield pump

LFB Merryweather fire engine with stored hoses

Merryweather escape carrying unit (front view) with Fordson chassis

Turntable appliance by Merryweather, Blackheath Common
Turntable appliance by Merryweather of Greenwich, seen here being demonstrated on Blackheath Common. It was destined for Rangoon, India. One of the men is Station Officer Edwards

Old manual fire engine in a museum
An old manual fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Merryweather Museum, Greenwich

Old fire engine and other equipment in a museum: an ancient fly wheel manual fire engine from Windsor Castle, built by Merryweathers predecessors, Hadley & Simpkin, in 1735; fire apparatus of 1666

Shand Mason Horsed Steamer, Bishopsgate, London
A Shand Mason Horsed Steamer at Bishopsgate, London. Date: 1906

LCC-LFB solid tyre Turntable Ladder
LCC-London Fire Brigade solid tyre Turntable Ladder

LCC-LFB Early motorised fire engine
This machine was one of the early self-propelled petrol motor fire engines used by the LFB. It was made by Merryweather and Sons Limited

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Croydon
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

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

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield fire engine
An LFB firefighting crew on a motorised steam pump. The motorised age came to the London Fire Brigade at Southwark in September 1909

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE London
The Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw
The Massey Shaw was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight. It was fitted out with its powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew
A London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle

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