Southwark Collection (page 3)

Homeless men sleeping on Southwark Bridge, London 1900
Homeless men sleeping rough in London. Date: 1900

MARSHALSEA PRISON / 1800
A view of Palace Court, Marshalsea prison, Southwark, London. Date: 1800

Bridge-foot, Southwark 1810
The bridge foot, Southwark. Date: 1810

Borough High Street 1825
Borough High Street. Date: 1825

The Mint, Southwark 1825
The Mint, Southwark. Date: 1825

STONEY STREET 1865
An old house in Stoney Street, Southwark. Date: 1865

THEATRE / SWAN / 1614
A view of this London theatre peeping out from among the trees of Southwark. Built in 1594-96 by Francis Langley it was built of a concrete of flint stones & wooden columns. Date: 1614

SOUTHWARK / TABARD INN
Southwark: the Tabard Inn as it looked in 1810: several centuries earlier, Chaucers pilgrims left for Canterbury from here Date: 1810

SOUTHWARK / WHITE HART INN
Southwark: the White Hart Inn Date: 1884

LOCK HOSPITAL CHAPEL
The Chapel of the Hospital for Lepers in Kent Street, Southwark, known as the LOCK, built in 1636 Date: 1636 - 1813

Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841
Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841

HOGARTH SOUTHWARK FAIR
Southwark Fair Various performers compete to attract the publics attention. Date: 1733

London from St Saviours
A general view of London from the tower of St Saviours with Southwark bridge in the foreground Date: circa 1830

The Church of the Pilgrim Fathers, Southwark, London, dedicated to the Pilgrims who travelled to America in the Mayflower in 1620 - destroyed in a German Luftwaffe raid on London. Date: 1941

Blitz in London -- Taylors Depository, Southwark
Blitz in London -- furniture removed from Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark, on 31 January 1941, and piled up in the street

The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Southwark HQ
A Dennis pump ladder and crew. The Dennis pumps were introduced in 1934-5. This pump saw service in the Blitz and continued peacetime service until it was withdrawn in 1955

LFCDA-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo
Recruit squad group photograph (listed as 12/87), with Station Officer instructor Trevor Dean. After the recruits have passed their final exams they are deemed probationer firemen

GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photo
Recruit squad group photograph (listed as 14/79), with Station Officer instructor, after the recruits have passed their final exams and are now deemed probationer firemen

LCC-LFB A motorised Dennis pump escape
The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number of stations required. A report produced in the 1920s recommended the closure of some 15 fire stations

Horse drawn turntable-ladder at LFB HQ, Southwark
The turntable-ladder was introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1905 and could be extended to a height of 85 feet. The ladders were self supporting

Self-propelled fire engine at LFB HQ, Southwark
The Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump

St Saviours Union workhouse, Southwark, London
A view of the mens yard and rear of the building at St Saviours Union workhouse on Marlborough Street in Southwark, south London. The garden is well stocked with plants and flowers

Photograph of Black Bull PH, Southwark, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

United Friendly Insurance Company document, Southwark Bridge, London, Householders Comprehensive policy for Private Dwellings. early 20th century

Building on fire in Southwark Street, London - Blitz, WW2
Building on fire in Southwark Street, London, during the Blitz, WW2, 29th December 1940. Date: 1940

Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQ
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump

LCC-LFB Metz 100 foot turntable ladder at drills
A Metz-Leyland 85 foot turntable ladder at drill at the Headquarters station, Southwark SE1

Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine, LFB HQ
Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Reopening of the Southwark Training Centre
The Duchess of Kent reopening the Southwark Training Centre. She is standing in a hydraulic lift appliance

Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived

LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic training
Located at Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, the London Fire Brigade Training School is responsible for providing basic training to all its recruit firefighters

LCC-MFB Royal visit to Brigade Headquarters
A rare picture of the Chief Officer, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, as he waits to greet the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)

GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, Southwark
The biggest blaze of the decade was fought at Wilsons Wharf, near Tooley Street, Southwark, in the summer of 1971. It was the same location that cost the life of Londons Fire Chief

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew
Southwarks Emergency Tender and crew. By the 1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more that just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus and lighting at incidents

LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2
Quite a few London Fire Brigade vehicles came to grief during the Blitz raids. This Commer towing van and trailer pump have ploughed into a bomb crater in Southwark Bridge Road just south of

AFS women resting in bunks, Southwark Fire Station, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) women resting in bunks at Southwark Fire Station (Station 60), Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, during the Second World War

Ray Gunter (1909-1977) English Labour politician shortly after he became MP for Southwark in 1964

Magdalen Hospital, Southwark
The Magdalen Hospital premises on Great Surrey Street (now Blackfriars Road, Southwark, opened in 1772. Date: early 1800s

London Bridge and Southwark Cathedral, London - View South Date: circa 1920s

Store vats at Barclay and Perkinss Brewery, 1847
A visit to Messrs. Barclay and Perkinss Brewery in Southwark, London, 1847. Visitors look at the huge store vats. Date: 1847

The Bosses of Southwark Cathedral, London - removed from the 15th century timber roof. The centre piece in the third row depicts the Devil swallowing Judas Iscariot! Date: circa 1909

London, England - view south across London Bridge - with Fishmongers Hall on right and Southwark Cathedral Tower in the distance. Date: circa 1905

Asbestos logo from Asbestos company letterhead
Asbestos logo from the letterhead of Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd, Asbestos House, Southwark Street, London SE1. 1920

Letterhead, Asbestos Cement Building Products Ltd, Asbestos House, Southwark Street, London SE1. 1920

17th Century Tavern
The Falcon tavern, on the Bankside, Southwark, London, a favourite resort of Shakespeare and his fellow actors, built 16th century or so, here as it was in 1805 Date: 1600 - 1805

Edward Stuart Talbot 1911
EDWARD STUART TALBOT Bishop of (in turn) Rochester, Southwark and Winchester 1844 - 1934

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