Se1 Collection

LCC-LFB Old Kent Road fire station, SE London
Built by the London County Council, Old Kent Road fire station was located at 306-308 Old Kent Road, SE1. The station closed in 1969 when the new station was opened on the opposite side of the road

LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey SE1
Opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station was also the fictional fire station Blackwall in the highly acclaimed London Weekend Television series Londons Burning (1998-2002)

LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower

LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Lambeth fire station
Pictured at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1, an example of an 1930 enclosed London pump with carried breathing apparatus

GLC-LFB Lambeths pump escape on the road
Lambeth fire stations pump-escape pictured on Lambeth Palace Road, SE1, in September 1966, with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Mass jets at the LFB annual review at Lambeth HQ
London firefighters from East London demonstrating mass jets during the Annual Review display at the Brigades headquarters. Lambeth, SE1

LCC-MFB Headquarters station at Southwark SE1
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was created in 1866, having replaced the former London Fire Engine Establishment brigade. It moved from its former Watling Street HQ to the Southwark site due to

Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended

Members of the Canadian Fire Service join the NFS, WW2
Detachments from the Canadian Fire Service arrive in the UK to supplement National Fire Service numbers. Groups were allocated to the various Fire Regions

LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)
Introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1934, dual purpose appliances meant that the ladders the fire engines carried were interchangeable

LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here the recruit squad are rescuing by carrying down on the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder pitched to the third

LCC-LFB vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigade vehicle repair and maintenance workshops located within the extensive headquarters complex in Lambeth, SE1

LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex
The Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen

LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQ
The pump escape of No 1 station, the Brigade Headquarters fire station located at Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB would lead to a reduction in the number

Advertisement for Nell Gwynn Candles
An advertisement for Nell Gwynn Candles.'Shadows of the past'. Even in the days of Charles II, Field's were making candles

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) undergoing pump training in the drill yard of Brigade HQ. Hard suction hose is being connected to the open topped pump

Deans Rag Book Company, located near the Elephant & Castle, London SE1 Date: circa 1912

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

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 Metz 100 foot turntable ladder at drills
A Metz-Leyland 85 foot turntable ladder at drill at the Headquarters station, Southwark SE1

Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine, LFB HQ
Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, Bermondsey
Located at 164-165 Tooley Street, SE1, this station still stands today although it was closed operationally in 1928 and the building sold off

LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic training
Located at Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, the London Fire Brigade Training School is responsible for providing basic training to all its recruit firefighters

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

LCC-MFB Royal visit to Brigade Headquarters
A rare picture of the Chief Officer, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, as he waits to greet the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)

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

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

AFS women resting in bunks, Southwark Fire Station, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) women resting in bunks at Southwark Fire Station (Station 60), Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, during the Second World War

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

Asbestos logo from Asbestos company letterhead
Asbestos logo from the letterhead of Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd, Asbestos House, Southwark Street, London SE1. 1920

Letterhead, Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd, Asbestos House, Southwark Street, London SE1. 1920

Train derailment, Borough Market, London SE1
Train derailment at Borough Market, near London Bridge, SE1, on 12 August 1958, showing the three sections of the train taken from the London Bridge end of the track. Date: 1958

Firefighters in action, Willow Walk, SE London
Firefighters in action at a fire in Willow Walk, London SE1, 7 May 1955. The roof of the single storey structure was lightly built, damaged by fire on the underside and would not carry any weight

Auxiliary Fire Service crew with fire engine, WW2
At the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1, two members of the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) crew pose for their photo with a fire engine. Date: circa 1940

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised Dennis fire engine with an L-plate on the front

LFB Headquarters - Awaiting arrival of their majesties
The opening of the new LFB Headquarters at Lambeth - the top brass await the arrival of their majesties. Date: 1937

Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

LFB Telephone Switchboard - Lambeth HQ, SE1 Date: circa 1930s

Firefighters at Lyons Maid, Stamford Street, London
Firefighters and onlookers outside Lyons Maid Ltd in Stamford Street, Southwark, London SE1, on 24 April 1968. Date: 1968

AFS women, Southwark Fire Station, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) women in their bunk room at Southwark Fire Station (Station 60), Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940

Firefighter training, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Firefighter training at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a man operating a hose at the top of the turntable ladder. Aerial view, probably taken from the top of the drill tower

Fire engine and drill tower, LFB HQ, Lambeth
Fire engine and drill tower at the London Fire Brigade HQ in Lambeth, with a training exercise in progress

Firefighter at the wheel of a fire engine
A firefighter sitting at the wheel of a fire engine at the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1

LFB headquarters under construction, Lambeth SE1
The London Fire Brigade headquarters under construction in Lambeth. Date: circa 1936

LCC-LFB Braidwood style motorised pump at Southwark
An example of the Braidwood style fire engine at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1

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