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Service Collection (#90)

Background imageService Collection: Group photo, AFS concert party

Group photo, AFS concert party
Group photo, men and women at an AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) concert party, 19 February 1955. Date: 1955

Background imageService Collection: Fire at construction site, Oxford Street, London

Fire at construction site, Oxford Street, London
Fire at a construction site in Oxford Street, London, 14 February 1955. The building was under reconstruction following war damage

Background imageService Collection: Browns fire alarm head (open)

Browns fire alarm head (open)

Background imageService Collection: Browns fire alarm head (closed) with instructions

Browns fire alarm head (closed) with instructions
Browns fire alarm head (closed), with instructions in English and Hebrew

Background imageService Collection: Trent Park Teacher Training College, North London

Trent Park Teacher Training College, North London (later part of Middlesex University). Being remote from road access and water supply

Background imageService Collection: County Hall by night, London

County Hall by night, London, 22 April 1976, viewed from across the River Thames. Date: 1976

Background imageService Collection: View of Lambeth Palace, London

View of Lambeth Palace, London, seen from Lambeth Bridge, March 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageService Collection: Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London

Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, viewed from the Embankment in front of Lambeth Palace, March 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageService Collection: View of Tower Bridge, London

View of Tower Bridge, London, with the Tower in the distance on the far right

Background imageService Collection: Facade of Westminster Abbey, London

Facade of Westminster Abbey, London

Background imageService Collection: B Division training exercise, London Docks

B Division training exercise, London Docks
B Division training exercise at London Docks, 6 February 1955. Date: 1955

Background imageService Collection: Broken crockery after a fire, Rochester Way, SE London

Broken crockery after a fire, Rochester Way, SE London
Broken crockery on the floor of a kitchen after a fire at Rochester Way, SE London, 6 February 1955. Date: 1955

Background imageService Collection: Lord Mancroft visiting LFB headquarters

Lord Mancroft visiting LFB headquarters
Lord Mancroft (2nd Baron Mancroft, 1914-1987), Conservative politician and government minister (Chief Inspector of Fire Services), visiting LFB headquarters

Background imageService Collection: Magirus patent turntable ladder fire escape

Magirus patent turntable ladder fire escape
Details of the Magirus-Leiter patent turntable ladder fire escape, a prize-winning vehicle exhibited at various trade fairs in Paris (1900), Berlin (1901) and London (1903)

Background imageService Collection: Firefighters taking part in a hose training drill

Firefighters taking part in a hose training drill
Two firefighters taking part in a hose training drill

Background imageService Collection: Extended ladder with man hanging in harness

Extended ladder with man hanging in harness from a rope

Background imageService Collection: Indicating scale, Leyland Metz fire engine

Indicating scale, Leyland Metz fire engine
Indicating scale on a Leyland Metz fire engine, showing the elevation and extension of the adjustable ladder

Background imageService Collection: Firefighter adjusting turntable ladder mechanism

Firefighter adjusting turntable ladder mechanism

Background imageService Collection: Morris Magirus vehicle with turntable ladder

Morris Magirus vehicle with turntable ladder
A Morris Magirus vehicle with turntable ladder, commissioned in 1931. Date: circa 1931

Background imageService Collection: Fire engine with crew, Southgate, North London, WW1

Fire engine with crew, Southgate, North London, WW1
Fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1914. The motor escape was made by Lloyd and Plaister, Wood Green, in 1912, and was used until 1924

Background imageService Collection: LFB firefighters adjusting back of vehicle

LFB firefighters adjusting back of vehicle
LFB firefighters in traditional brass helmets adjusting the back of a vehicle

Background imageService Collection: Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

Background imageService Collection: Merryweather fire engine indicator scale

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

Background imageService Collection: Roberts self-propelling fire engine

Roberts self-propelling fire engine
William Roberts of Millwall self-propelling fire engine, with two firefighters. This photograph appeared in a book entitled Outbreaks of Fire bys G Gamble. Date: 1862

Background imageService Collection: LFB firefighters in enclosed pump vehicle

LFB firefighters in enclosed pump vehicle
LFB firefighters in an enclosed pump vehicle with a ladder on top. They are wearing traditional brass helmets and breathing equipment

Background imageService Collection: Leyland Metz fire engine with sliding ladder

Leyland Metz fire engine with sliding ladder
Leyland Metz fire engine with adjustable sliding ladder

Background imageService Collection: Merryweather fire engine with detachable ladder

Merryweather fire engine with detachable ladder

Background imageService Collection: LFB firefighter at back of enclosed pump vehicle

LFB firefighter at back of enclosed pump vehicle
LFB firefighter at the back of an enclosed pump vehicle, putting stored hose into place

Background imageService Collection: LFB firefighter cleaning an enclosed pump vehicle

LFB firefighter cleaning an enclosed pump vehicle

Background imageService Collection: Fire in Kennington Park Road, SE London

Fire in Kennington Park Road, SE London
Fire at a derelict house in Kennington Park Road, SE London, 30 April 1955. Two boys were trapped on the top floor, and escaped by dropping from the two top floor windows

Background imageService Collection: NFS firefighting crew with enclosed pump vehicle

NFS firefighting crew with enclosed pump vehicle

Background imageService Collection: LFB firefighting crew with open pump vehicle

LFB firefighting crew with open pump vehicle. One of them is holding a trophy

Background imageService Collection: LFB firefighter with new motor pump

LFB firefighter with new motor pump
LFB firefighter at HQ with newly delivered motor pump fitted with a six-cylinder engine, pumping capacity about 930 gallons per minute, 11 April 1938. Date: 1938

Background imageService Collection: Street telephone fire alarm with group of children

Street telephone fire alarm with group of children
Street telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with a group of children looking up at it

Background imageService Collection: Merryweather motor fire engine for Glasgow

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

Background imageService Collection: Street telephone fire alarm, out of order

Street telephone fire alarm, out of order
Street telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with an out of order notice on it

Background imageService Collection: LFB dual purpose fire engine, St Pauls Cathedral, London

LFB dual purpose fire engine, St Pauls Cathedral, London
A London Fire Brigade dual purpose fire engine near St Pauls Cathedral, City of London

Background imageService Collection: Leyland dual purpose monitor appliance

Leyland dual purpose monitor appliance
A Leyland dual purpose monitor appliance with monitor at work

Background imageService Collection: LFB dual purpose appliance in Westminster

LFB dual purpose appliance in Westminster
A London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance near Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. Date: 1951

Background imageService Collection: LFB monitor on dual purpose appliance

LFB monitor on dual purpose appliance
LFB monitor at work on a dual purpose appliance

Background imageService Collection: LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view), with crew

Background imageService Collection: LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view)

Background imageService Collection: Close-up of wheels on LFB fire engine

Close-up of wheels on LFB fire engine
Close-up of wheels on a London Fire Brigade fire engine

Background imageService Collection: Close-up of LFB fire engine

Close-up of LFB fire engine
Close-up of a London Fire Brigade fire engine

Background imageService Collection: LFB crew on motorised vehicle

LFB crew on motorised vehicle
LCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934

Background imageService Collection: LFB Dennis fire engine (back view)

LFB Dennis fire engine (back view)
A London Fire Brigade Dennis fire engine (back view, showing the gallows)

Background imageService Collection: LFB Merryweather fire engine with stored hoses

LFB Merryweather fire engine with stored hoses

Background imageService Collection: LFB fire engine with raised ladder (side view)

LFB fire engine with raised ladder (side view)



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