Service Collection (page 94)

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2
Aerial view of London firemen at work with hoses in Queen Victoria Street (looking towards Blackfriars) following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Blitz in the City of London, WW2
Scene in Queen Victoria Street and Upper Thames Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941, with firemen at work in the distance. Date: 1941

Studio photo of Fireman A Wall, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Studio photo of Escape Foreman Putman, Harrow Fire Brigade. Date: circa 1928

Studio photo of Superintendent William Port
Studio photo (by Russell & Sons, London) of a Superintendent of the MFB (Metropolitan Fire Brigade), William Port. Date: circa 1890s

Studio photo of a London firefighter, Mr Moxley. Date: 1881

Opening of Kingsway and Aldwych, London, by King Edward VII, on 18 October 1905, with an archway provided by the London Fire Brigade

AFS woman in uniform, WW2
An Auxiliary Fire Service woman, Ellen Everritt, in uniform during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Firefighters playing tennis during a break, London
Firefighters playing tennis outside their fire station during a break, London

Firefighter painting statuette of fireman in action
Fireman painting a statuette of a firefighter in action

Admiral inspecting firefighters, London
An Admiral inspecting firefighters wearing medals, London

Six-inch piping, Kingsway tunnel, Central London
Six-inch piping (outlets to dams) outside the Kingsway tunnel, Central London

Old firefighting equipment in a museum
Old firefighting equipment on display in a museum -- the first form of pump and suction pipe and sailcloth hose, used by John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade

Old manual fire engine in a museum
An old manual fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Merryweather Museum, Greenwich

Old fire engine and other equipment in a museum: an ancient fly wheel manual fire engine from Windsor Castle, built by Merryweathers predecessors, Hadley & Simpkin, in 1735; fire apparatus of 1666

Old Dutch fire engine in a museum
An old Dutch fire engine in a museum, made in the workshop of John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade

Old fire engine in a museum
An old fire engine in a museum, on loan from the Weston Super Mare Fire Brigade

Fire engine that attended a fire in Bournemouth in 1867, seen here on display in a museum

Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of LFB
Group photo, Chief and Principal Officers of the London Fire Brigade in July 1912. Date: 1912

LFB firefighters doing Swedish Drill to improve their physical fitness

Group photo, LFB cricket team, District B, who won the cup in 1907. Date: 1907

Lionel de Latour Wells, MFB Chief Officer
Lionel de Latour Wells RN, Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1896 to 1903. Cabinet photo by H & R Stiles, Kensington High Street, London

Station officer in wartime uniform, WW2. Date: 1940s

Royal visit to LFB Lambeth HQ, WW2
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth at a Review of Firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, inspecting damage caused by a flying bomb at Tufton Street, Westminster, 1 July 1944. On the back of the photograph are the words: Not passed by censor. Date: 1944

LFB display at an Annual Review in a park, with horse-drawn fire engines and men on ladders

AFS men stationed at Brixton, WW2
Four AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) men stationed at Brixton during the Second World War. The man on the left is Jack Hall. The photo is believed to have been taken outside William Penn School

People jumping from a burning building -- firefighters hold a sheet below to catch them. Date: 19th century

LFB new cork and rubber helmet
The relatively new LFB cork and rubber helmet. By 1938 it had fully replaced the traditional brass helmet, which carried the risk of electrocution. The new cork helmet was also lighter in weight

Major Cyril Clarke Borille Morris, LFB Chief Officer
Major Cyril Clarke Borille Morris, Chief Officer of the LFB from 1933 to 1938. Date: 1930s

Hope Insurance Company fireman in uniform
Colour engraving of a Hope Insurance Company fireman in uniform, with a large badge on his sleeve. At one time, firemen worked for different insurance companies and wore different colour uniforms

Engraving of firefighter in protective clothing
Engraving of a firefighter in protective clothing, holding a water hose

Early firefighters wih hoses
Colour engraving of early firefighters wih hoses, tackling a house fire. Date: circa 1684

Members of Ladies Fire Brigade
Three members of the Ladies Fire Brigade, with a fire engine and hoses. Date: 1900

Massey Shaw fireboat at work on the River Thames, with a firefighter directing a hose onto a building

Massey Shaw fireboat launch
Scene at the launch of the Massey Shaw fireboat. Date: 1935

AFS woman in double-breasted greatcoat, WW2
AFS woman in double-breasted greatcoat, beret, white scarf and armband (back view). Date: 1940s

Shand Mason Horsed Steamer, Bishopsgate, London
A Shand Mason Horsed Steamer at Bishopsgate, London. Date: 1906

AFS women, gas mask drill, WW2
AFS women doing a gas mask drill during the Second World War

Two LFB firefighters with lighting equipment, May 1932. Date: 1932

Firefighters with sweeping brushes, Southwark HQ
Firefighters with sweeping brushes at Southwark HQ, taking part in an escape competition

Ilford Fire Station decorated with flags
Ilford Fire Station, Essex, decorated with flags for a special occasion (a coronation or royal jubilee)

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)

Blitz in London -- training office workers, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFS personnel training office workers in firefighting, 7 June 1941, with a diagram of a typical kilo magnesium electron incendiary bomb pinned to a blackboard. Date: 1941

LFB firefighters with Dennis fire appliance
LFB firefighters with a Dennis fire appliance

Mr Attlee attending hosepipe tests at Wimbledon, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

Salvaging furniture from damaged homes, London, WW2
Firefighters helping residents to salvage furniture from their damaged homes, London, 2 July 1944, Second World War. Date: 1944

Blitz in London -- building on fire in Southwark Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- a building on fire in Southwark Street, 29 December 1940. Date: 1940

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