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NFS-London Region 50ft wheeled escape ladder, WW2An Ajax style wheeled escape ladder, wound out in its carriage, from Fire Force Area 34 Acton fire station (E1Z) located at 24 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, West London
Blitz in London -- AFS personnel receiving treatment, WW2With the Blitz still at its height, Londons firefighters and fire support crews are removed to local hospitals for emergency treatment after receiving injuries fighting the fires started by enemy
Evacuation as a National Service - PosterIt Might by You! Caring for Evacuees is a National Service circa 1942
Royal Family at Christmas Service, 1969Members of the Royal family leave St. Georges Chapel, Windsor after attending the Christmas service there. In the foreground is Queen Elizabeth II holding the hand of her youngest son
WW1 - Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-BoisWW1 - French troops partake in Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois - August 1915. It was estimated that over 20, 000 priests served in the French army in some capacity
Bisley Farm School No. 2 Ground-floor PlanGround-floor plan of the new building added to the Bisley Farm School, Surrey, in 1873, and later known as the Shaftesbury School block. Date: circa 1888
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Jack Tar the SailorHappy Families Playing Cards Mr Jack Tar the Sailor. late 19th century
Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, LondonWoman police officer Annie Matthews (nickname Big Ben), on duty at the childrens lido in Hyde Park, London. Before joining the Met Police, Annie worked as a housemaid at Glamis Castle in Scotland
BristolMembers of the Bristol contingent. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)
Womens uniforms and badges, WW2Badges and uniforms of women serving in the Second World War, including WRENS, ATS and WaF. Date: 1940
World War One Soldiers, Chipping Sodbury, GloucestershireWorld War One Soldiers, Chipping Sodbury, near Yate, Gloucestershire, England. Showing Soldiers of Company 494 of the Army Service Corps Date: 1910s
The Unknown Warrior Burial ServiceThe scene in Westminster Abbey as the coffin of The Unknown Warrior is lowered onto bars above the open grave, during the burial service
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944
Firefighter during hook ladder practice. Date: 1967
Member of the Womens Land Army, WW2A member of the Womens Land Army (land girl) during the Second World War, standing by a garden gate. Date: 1942
Mr Aneurin BevanMr Bevan was a Welsh Labour politician and was appointed as Minister of Health after Labour won the election in 1945. He was the founder of the National Health Service which came into effect on 5th
Short S23 Empire Flying Boat G-AETV CoriolanuShort S23 Empire Flying Boat, G-AETV, Coriolanus, which became VH-ABG in Qantas service
Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTIArmstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta, G-ABTI, after Brackles delivery flight to begin Imperial Airways new service at Cape Town
Comet airliner (first in service). BOAC. c.1949 Date: circa 1949
Blitz in London -- Auxiliary towing vehicle and trailer, WW2An example of an Auxiliary towing vehicle and its trailer pump, used during the London Blitz. Such units would have been allocated to sub-stations (under the control of a regular fire station)
Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB HeadquartersQueen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Uniform for School Team. Southwark Training Centre
Metropolitan Fire Brigade helmetMetropolitan Fire Brigade brass helmet, used until replaced by a cork version in the 1930s
Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London
LCC-LFB Fireman in his fire kit with new cork helmetA London fireman in his fire kit, including the new style compressed cork helmet with its LFB crest, which replaced the traditional brass helmets used since the days of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turnoutOne of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night
LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW LondonBrixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867. Brixton firemen pose with their two engines (an escape cart and steamer pump)
GLC-LFB Foam TenderA foam tender, with a fixed monitor, attached to East Ham fire station in East London
GLC-LFB Eastern Command Control UnitThe 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 appliance fleet -- Breakdown LorryThe 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 EdmontonThe 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 - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQThe GLC-LFB was created on 1st April 1965. A series of pictures was commissioned, photographing each type of fire engine and other vehicle either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire
LCC-LFB Fire engines in the HQ drill yardLambeth fire station appliances in the drill yard together with senior officer staff cars, and a lorry delivering stores
LCC-LFB Breathing apparatus communications setA Sub Officer from Lambeths (D61) emergency tender crew demonstrating the Southampton communications equipment that was worn with a full face mask on the Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set
LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, HackneyA major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London
Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959
LCC-LFB Wandsworth Fire Station appliance roomThe newly opened fire station at Wandsworth, West Hill, with the stations appliances plus an Auxiliary Fire Service pump lined up in the appliance room
GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQTo celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters
LCC-LFB Shand Mason motor steam fire engineThe motor steam fire engine with independent pumping and propelling engines was developed later than the Merryweather Fire King self-propelled steam engine
The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling StreetBuilt in 1907 and located in the City of London, the headquarters station of the London Salvage Corps until it moved to its new premises in 1960
LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station PaddingtonBuilt by the London County Council (LCC) Edgware Road fire station opened in 1899, located at 494 Edgware Road. It was originally called Paddington fire station (A13)
LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladderAn example of the Dennis Morris Magirus turntable ladder in its fire station appliance room
LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with enginesLondon firefighters turning out on a fire call from Wandsworth fire station, SW London
LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fireFirefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London
London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheetsThe London Salvage Corps were financed by the Insurance Companies and were not part of the London Fire Brigade. However they operated in concert with the Brigade
City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork
Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East LondonA fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over
Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladderRegular training continued at all London fire stations during WW2, though it was unusual for a sub-station to have a drill tower