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Norias at Orontes River in Hama, SyriaTwo norias on opposite banks of the Orontes River in Hama, a city in west Syria. Norias are devices similar to water wheels which were used to lift water to a higher elevation
Street next to one of the Norias of Hama, SyriaMan walking on a street in Hama, a city in west Syria. On the left one of the Norias of Hama along the Orontes River can be seen
Culdaff, Inishowen, Co. Donegal - a street scene with people, horse vehicle and petrol pump to the left. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Culdaff). Date: circa early 1900s
Joseph Wright (1734-1797). An Experiment on a Bird in the AiJoseph Wright (1734-1797). Known as Wright of Derby. English painter. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768). Oil-on-canvas. Detail. National Gallery. London. England. UK
Newcomen steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. It consisted of a pump designed to reduce water steam in the galleries of mines. Engraving
Karakum / Qaraqum / Kara Kum / Garagum Canal - water comes from water pump in sluices. goes along Kopet-Dag Mountain Range - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market - 1953Six-Pump Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market, 31 Bedford Hill (on junction with Shipka Road), Balham, London 8th May 1953. Date: 1953
Man filling a bucket at a water pumpA man filling a bucket at a water pump, outside an inn called The Plume of Feathers, recommended by the Automobile Association, serving lunches and teas as well as draught cider
Shell Petrol StationShell filling station, Lund, Scania, Sweden c. 1958. Date: 1958
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - OdditoriumRipleys Believe-it-or-not - Human Automobile Tyre - Wilber H. Roden ( Edema ) is inflated with an ordinary air pump to three times his normal size! Odditorium at The New York Worlds Fair of 1940
LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQA chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump
A London Fire brigade wheeled ladder escape vehicleOutside the London County Council boundary, Penge, to the south of London, was one of many fire brigades which had just one fire station covering its geographical area
LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewLambeth 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
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
Firefighters at scene of fire in Commercial Road, East London
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action
Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, BrixtonFirefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London
LCC-LFB Hatfield motorised pump escapeFire engines were fitted with bells in 1903 to warn other traffic to make way. Prior to that the shanty call of seamen Hi-ya-hi (shouted when rope hauling)
LCC-LFB 100 foot turntable ladder at Lambeth HQAn 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
LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pumpWhitefriars 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
GLC-LFB Islington fire station, Upper StreetIslington fire station was erected in Upper Street, North London, in 1900 by the London County Council for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, SouthwarkThe biggest blaze of the decade was fought at Wilsons Wharf, near Tooley Street, Southwark, in the summer of 1971. It was the same location that cost the life of Londons Fire Chief
GLC-LFB Headquarters, Lambeth fire stationThe 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 - Foam Tender at ElthamThe 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 - Foam Tender at BatterseaThe 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 water-tender fire engineThe 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
East Ham Fire Brigade applianceAn Appliance new to East Ham Fire Brigade in March 1963 (source: HCB file 831 - registration WHV 383); it was Londons P232
GLC-LFB - Former Croydon Brigade pump fire engineThe 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 - Former County Brigade pump fire engineThe 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
Fire brigade horse drawn manual fire pumpA horse drawn manual fire pump typical of those used by the London Fire Engine Establishment (1833) and in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade before the widespread introduction of horse drawn steam engines
LCC-LFB new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4The fire appliances attached to the new Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4, in their appliance bay. In the background is the station watchroom
Cheam Borough Fire Brigade, SurreySuperintendent of Cheam Fire Brigade with the winners of a Brigade competition shield. A manual horse drawn pump stands in the rear
LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, LondonTied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps
LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drillThe counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames
LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden PierLCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London
LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament
LCC-LFB Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire engineTwo London firemen and a fireman engineer next to a large horse-drawn steam fire engine, known as a steamer, at Shooters Hill Fire Station, SE London
LCC-LFB side of a Shand Mason steam fire engineThe Shand Mason horse drawn steam fire engine showing the detail of the steam driven fire pump, its fire box and boiler. The engine was allocated to 36 Bishopsgate fire station in the City of London
LCC-LFB fire at Tufnell Park Road, North LondonLondon firefighters with a horse-drawn escape cart and a steamer pump at the scene of a house fire at 128 Tufnell Park Road, North London, 12 March 1907
Appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station, LondonThe appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station in the City of London. The horses are not long gone, and their empty stalls can be seen left of centre
LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station, City of LondonWhitefriars fire station (B36), located at 7 Carmelite Street in the City of London, built in 1896. At the time of this picture
NFS (London) towing unit and trailer pump, WW2A unit from Lewisham Sub-station (37 F 2 Y) at Lewisham Bridge School, Elmira Street. SE London attending a training exercise in the locality
LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2Quite a few London Fire Brigade vehicles came to grief during the Blitz raids. This Commer towing van and trailer pump have ploughed into a bomb crater in Southwark Bridge Road just south of
Blitz in London -- Bessborough Place, Pimlico, WW2Blitz in London -- fire brigade heavy unit and a trailer pump in the foreground of a major fire in Bessborough Place, Pimlico, SW London following a bombing raid
Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a bombing raid on the City of London, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. A fire brigade trailer pump at work near Cheapside EC4 with firefighters damping
Shadwell fire station appliance room, Cable Street, E1Three appliances stand ready in the appliance room of Shadwell fire station, London E1. From left to right they are a Pump Escape, pump, and BA van
AFS car and trailer pump at LCC-LFB HQ, LambethBeresford 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
Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes of village life during the Victorian era. Cut outs include the squire, gamekeepers, farm workers, the blacksmith, the vicar