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LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield fire engineAn LFB firefighting crew on a motorised steam pump. The motorised age came to the London Fire Brigade at Southwark in September 1909
LFEE lithograph print of a firefighting sceneA manual pump is being worked by volunteers whilst firefighters from the LFEE direct their efforts and fight the fire. The LFEE was the forerunner of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, formed in 1866
MFB fire float and tug on the River ThamesA Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug on the River Thames. These composite craft were introduced in 1877 and used until 1900 when they were replaced by fireboats
Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River ThamesA drawing of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug heading to a riverside blaze in the distance. The fire float was a fire pump mounted in a barge that could supply water to the land via
Manually pulled and operated Insurance Company engineA manually pulled and operated Insurance Company fire engine
Self-propelled fire engine at LCC-LFB Southwark HQThe Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump
LCC-LFB fire engine drills at Southwark HQThe 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 rear of a Shand Mason steam fire engineThe working end of the Shand Mason horse drawn steam fire engine, showing the detail of the steam driven fire pump
LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal PalaceThe Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines
Shand Mason Bristol motor steam fire engineThis Shand Mason motor steam fire engine with independent pumping and propelling engines was developed later than Merryweathers Fire King self-propelled steam engine
LCC London Fire Brigade Dennis motorised pumpA Dennis pump from No 1 station Southwark, which was the headquarters station of the London Fire Brigade, based at Southwark Bridge Road SE1
LCC-LFB Merryweather chain-driven Hatfield pumpA chain-driven Hatfield type pump. Note the chain drive to the rear wheel axle. This was one of four such pumps that the Brigade purchased from Merryweather of Greenwich
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station appliance roomOpened on 27 June 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was located at 16 Basil Street. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921
LCC-LFB four pump fire and a typical street sceneA London street scene and a fire that required four pumps to deal with the incident. Charged hose is feeding one of the pumps but life seems to continue despite the fire brigade activity that is
Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by sideRegular London firefighters with their LFB pump escape side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts and their towing vehicle at a London fire station
Royal Arsenal Fire Brigades pump engine (PE)
LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose applianceThe dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background
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 applianceAn LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew
LCC-LFB enclosed pumping applianceA rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing
LCC-LFB bulk foam carrier, Deptford fire stationC42 was Deptford fire station. In addition to its pump escape and pump it had a foam tender which carried 100 x 5 gallon cans of foam compound and large foam making branches and generators
Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, SurreyEven though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey
NFS heavy unit crew removing mobile pump by rampA heavy unit from a Brixton fire station sub-station, seen here at Regional headquarters, Lambeth, with the crew either removing or loading the trailer pump which was the appliances fire pump when
NFS Dagenham fire stations Pump Escape(36K-3Z1), WW2The former local authority fire appliance from Dagenham fire station, seen here at Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It remains in its pre WW2 livery
NFS (London) fire station pumping exercise, WW2An NFS firefighter using a trailer pump to lift water from the static dam at an NFS fire station and relaying the water
NFS (London) open water pumping exercise, WW2NFS London firefighters undertaking a pumping exercise from an open water supply (reservoir)
NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fireFirefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit
NFS (London Region) former Borough fire engine, WW2A County-Borough fire engine (with the Borough crest still on its side) that was incorporated into the newly formed NFS. This is believed to be an Emergency Tender although its base station is unknown
NFS (London Region) repaired LFB fire engine, WW2The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a previously damaged dual purpose pump has been repaired and repainted
NFS (London Region) damaged LFB fire appliance, WW2The former red fire engines of the London Fire Brigade were painted grey in WW2 and during the time of the NFS. Here a damaged dual purpose pump has been delivered to the Regional headquarters
NFS (London Region) A Bermondsey towing vehicle, WW2A towing vehicle and trailer pump from 38 A 2V, a Bermondsey sub-station located at Paragon School, Searles Road, London SE1. The picture was taken at the Regional Headquarters, Lambeth
Locomotive fitted with Shand Mason pump, WW2A locomotive fitted with a Shand Mason pump helps to put out a fire at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Yard, Old Kent Road, SE London
NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work
NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated
Edward VII at Hyde Park for London Fire Brigade ReviewKing Edward VII arrives in his carriage to review the London Fire Brigade in Hyde Park, London
Montage of images of parish fire pumpsFour examples of manual parish fire pumps. The top image is typical of the manual pump used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment
NFS (London Region) pump repairs, Lambeth workshopsA damaged LCC London Fire Brigade fire engine, after repair, at the Headquarters station, Lambeth. The appliance is without its ladders and equipment and painted in a wartime battleship grey colour
NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2Firefighters from the NFS River Service (Station R1, Lambeth) placing a trailer pump on an elevated buttress on Vauxhall Bridge to supplement emergency water supplies to fire crews on land
NFS (London Region) AFS exercises, WW2Firefighters at a hose pump during NFS (London Region) AFS exercises
Blitz in London -- firefighting from the River ThamesBlitz in London -- the London Fire Brigade had three fireboats in peacetime, based at Lambeth, Blackfriars, and Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe
LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2A 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
Auxiliary firefighters at drill, Lambeth HQ, WW2Auxiliary crews from station 75W (Shelborne Road School sub station in Holloway) getting to work with a trailer pump and jets in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters
LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams
Stocks of fire brigade hose fittings, LFB HQ workshopsAn assortment of pump collector heads, hose adapters and suction hoses on the floor of the London Fire Brigade workshops at Lambeth
LFB adapted London taxi pulling a trailer pump, WW2An adapted London taxi cab at LFB HQ, Lambeth, utilised as an AFS fire appliance with trailer pump, widely used in London during the blitz
London Fire Brigade station with horse-drawn fire enginesAn unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews
LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQTwo London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot
Motorised pump and crew in Tottenham. The vehicle was 100 hp, and cost £ 3000