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Smoky Collection (page 5)

Background imageSmoky Collection: Firefighters working at scene of commercial fire

Firefighters working at scene of commercial fire, London

Background imageSmoky Collection: Firefighter working from hydraulic platform

Firefighter working from hydraulic platform
Firefighter working from A Hydraulic Platform at a fire in Golders Green, NW London

Background imageSmoky Collection: Firefighters at a fire in Battersea

Firefighters at a fire in Battersea
Firefighters at a fire near Battersea Power Station, SW London

Background imageSmoky Collection: Firefighters attending fire at commercial premises

Firefighters attending fire at commercial premises
Firefighters attending a fire at commercial premises in Cricklewood, NW London

Background imageSmoky Collection: LCC-LFB Fire damage at Arding & Hobbs, SW London

LCC-LFB Fire damage at Arding & Hobbs, SW London
Firefighters working at the scene of a major fire at Arding & Hobbs Department Store, Clapham, in December 1909. Surprisingly, they have dispensed with their brass helmets

Background imageSmoky Collection: LCC-LFB Fire damage at Woolwich Arsenal

LCC-LFB Fire damage at Woolwich Arsenal
Twisted steel girders in the aftermath of a major fire at Woolwich Arsenal, SE London, in April 1906

Background imageSmoky Collection: LCC-LFB Warehouse fire

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire
A firefighter climbing a 50 foot wheeled escape towards a colleague already in the burning warehouse. A hose line is lying on the ladder

Background imageSmoky Collection: GLC-LFB Fireshow at Crystal Palace

GLC-LFB Fireshow at Crystal Palace
A major charity event was organised at Crystal Palace to raise money for the Firefighters benevolent fund in the hot summer of 1976

Background imageSmoky Collection: GLC-LFB Refuse collection strike and rubbish fires

GLC-LFB Refuse collection strike and rubbish fires
The extended refuse collection strike in the early 1970s resulted in piles of rubbish and uncollected waste lying for weeks in London streets

Background imageSmoky Collection: LCC-LFB Major church fire, Lower Sloane Street, SW1

LCC-LFB Major church fire, Lower Sloane Street, SW1
Turntable ladders from Lambeth fire station (D61) assisting in the damping down following a fire that gutted a church building in Lower Sloane Street and destroyed it contents

Background imageSmoky Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action

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

Background imageSmoky Collection: LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire

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

Background imageSmoky Collection: LCC-LFB Commercial building fire, Avery Hardoll, Eltham

LCC-LFB Commercial building fire, Avery Hardoll, Eltham
LFB firefighters in action at a commercial building fire at Avery Hardoll, Eltham, SE London. The fire started in a former shop and dwelling which had been converted into a commercial undertaking

Background imageSmoky Collection: London Fire Brigade canteen van at a fire

London Fire Brigade canteen van at a fire
Firefighters of the London Fire Brigade queue at the canteen van for lunch, after dealing with a commercial fire

Background imageSmoky Collection: Aftermath of a factory fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2

Aftermath of a factory fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2
National Fire Service firefighters from the former Middlesex Fire Brigade (integrated into the London Region), damping down following a serious fire at the Old Jam Factory in Sipson Road

Background imageSmoky Collection: Firefighters deal with small fire caused by explosion, WW2

Firefighters deal with small fire caused by explosion, WW2
Firefighters dealing with a small fire caused by an explosion

Background imageSmoky Collection: NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2

NFS (London Region) blaze at Bricklayers Arms, WW2
Firefighters attacking a blaze at the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot in the Old Kent Road, SE London, with two turntable ladders at work

Background imageSmoky Collection: Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2

Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2
London AFS fire crew dealing with a serious fire caused by a bombing raid on Chelsea Embankment. A photographer, on the left of the picture, captures the moment

Background imageSmoky Collection: Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark

Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark
Blitz in London -- fire crew tackling a blaze following an air raid, at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, using turntable ladders

Background imageSmoky Collection: View from Charing Cross Bridge and Pool of London

View from Charing Cross Bridge and Pool of London
View from Charing Cross Bridge (top), showing the River Thames, Cleopatras Needle on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the middle distance

Background imageSmoky Collection: Metropolitan Police officers on horseback in a field

Metropolitan Police officers on horseback in a field, undergoing training. Smoke rises from two smouldering bundles on the ground, to familiarise the men and horses with smoky conditions

Background imageSmoky Collection: Harvest Festival, White Hart pub, Worcestershire

Harvest Festival, White Hart pub, Worcestershire
Harvest Festival at the packed and rather smoky White Hart pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd 1960

Background imageSmoky Collection: Smoke Helmets in Use

Smoke Helmets in Use
Smoke helmets in use by two members of a colliery rescue brigade, allowing breathing in a smoky or poisonous atmosphere for several hours if necessary



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