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Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, London
Funeral of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908), London -- taking the coffin into St Saviours Church, 29 August 1908. He was Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

Massey Shaw fireboat in action, with men directing the large hose

Operating the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw below decks Date: circa late 1930s

The launch of the LFB Fireboat Massey Shaw at Cowes, officially launched by Mrs Morris, wife of the LFB Chief Major C C B Morris. Date: 1935

Massey Shaw fireboat under repair

Massey Shaw fireboat on the River Thames -- aerial view with men working on deck

Horace Shaw Tank Bank modelled on WWI tank
A novelty Horace Shaw Tank Bank modelled on a 1st World War tank. Trench Art

George Bernard Shaw - Irish playwright
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) - Irish playwright Date: 1926

The Kings Watermen by Byam Shaw
The Kings watermen, who are present at Royal occasions when rowers are required, and who, in 1911, took part in the Coronation procession of King George V. Date: 1911

Anglo-Persian Oil fuel tanks burning in Madras
Anglo-Persian Oil, a subsidiary of the Burmah Oil Company, fuel tanks (agents Shaw Wallace) burning in Madras (now Chennai), India

Fireboat Massey Shaw with eight hoses pumping. Date: 1935

Octavia Shaw-Stewart
OVTAVIA SHAW-STEWART Grosvenor) wife of Sir Michael Shaw- Stewart, seventh baronet Date: 1829 - 1921

George Shaw-Lefevre
GEORGE JOHN SHAW-LEFEVRE statesman Date: 1831 - 1928

Stebbing Shaw
STEBBING SHAW churchman, antiquary ad topographer, author of the History of Staffordshire. Date: 1762 - 1802

William Shaw
WILLIAM SHAW churchman, Wesleyan missionary in South Africa. Date: ? - 1872

Sir Frederick Shaw
SIR FREDERICK SHAW Irish statesman Date: 1799 - 1876

John Shaw, Puritan
Dr JOHN SHAW Puritan churchman Date: 1608 - 1672

Samuel Shaw
SAMUEL SHAW churchman and writer Date: 1635 - 1696

Henry Wheeler Shaw
HENRY WHEELER SHAW American humorous writer of folksy homespun wisdom, under the nom=de-plume of Josh Billings. Date: 1818 - 1885

JAMES SHAW Lord Mayor of London in 1806 Date: 1764 - 1843

Eyre Massey Shaw
EYRE MASSEY SHAW London firefighter, Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Date: 1830 - 1908

BYAM SHAW artist Date: 1872 - 1919

Helena St John Mildmay
HELENA )nee Shaw-Lefevre) lady ST JOHN MILDMAY wife of sir Henry Bouverie St John Mildmay depicted in what is perhaps her bridal dress. Date: ? - 1897

Henry Hele-Shaw
HENRYs HELE-SHAW Professor of mechanical engineering at Liverpool U. known for work in fluid dynamics and especially the Hele-Shaw Cell. Date: 1854 - 1941

Sopwith Aviation Drawing Office 1914-1915. From left: Comfort, Williams, Bewsher, Ashfield, Pare, Cowlin, Penny, Shaw, Freelove, Smith and Nordun. Date: circa 1915

Undulated parakeet
Plate by Frederick Polydore Nodder from George Shaws The Naturalist Miscellany, Vol. 16, (1751-1813)

Parakeet undulated
Parrakeet undulated, article taken from George Shaws The Naturalists Miscellany vol. 16, 1751-1813

Dr. George Kearsley Shaw (1751-1813)
Portrait of Dr. George Kearsley Shaw, a zoologist and botanist, who joined the Museum in 1791

Bacon and Ham Advert
Shaws Bacon and Hams, from Limerick (Ireland) as supplied to royalty Date: 1900

LCC-LFB Royal visit by HRH Prince Philip Lambeth
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on an informal visit to Brigade headquarters. Here he is visiting the Lambeth River fire station on the Albert Embankment, SE1

LCC-MFB Captain Massey Shaws brougham
Captain Eyre Massey Shaws (Chief Officer) horse drawn brougham (open carriage) outside his residence, Winchester House, within the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE London
The Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London
As part of the formal opening of the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, Londons fireboats Massey Shaw

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw
The Massey Shaw was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight. It was fitted out with its powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

Engine room of LFB fireboat Massey Shaw
London fireboat engineers at work in the engine room of the Massey Shaw. Showing the Port and Starboard engines and various engine and pressure gauges behind the two firefighters

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning to London after Dunkirk, WW2
Return of the LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw to London after evacuation of Allied forces at Dunkirk

Armed London firemen at Lambeth fireboat pontoon, WW2
Firemen, carrying rifles, disembarking from the Massey Shaw fireboat and marching from the pontoon gangway at Lambeth. Armed firemen crewed the Massey Shaw when she took part in the evacuation of

LFB Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London
Built in 1934 by J Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Massey Shaw cost £ 18, 000 to build. It was stationed at Blackfriars river station when this photograph was taken

Thames Waterman on Massey Shaw fireboat
A Thames Waterman in traditional costume with a fire company badge on his left sleeve, standing on the deck of the LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat

NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2
Firefighters from the NFS River Service (Station R1, Lambeth) placing a trailer pump on an elevated buttress on Vauxhall Bridge to supplement emergency water supplies to fire crews on land

War Weapons Week and London Fire Brigade fireboats, WW2
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw (which took part in the Dunkirk evacuations) and a fire float are moored at Westminster pier whilst their crews are promoting War Weapons Week

Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire station
The Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London

Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London
The LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat underway on the River Thames, heading under Waterloo Bridge

Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station

George Bernard Shaws 3 act comedy Captain Brassbounds conversion. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Captain Brassbounds Conversion at the Hollywood Playhouse, Vine St

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