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Section Officer Pennington with OBE medal, WW2Section Officer M. Pennington of Southwark Fire Station showing her OBE medal to AFS colleagues, Second World War (5 March 1941). Date: 1941
Firefighters at work in Rotherhithe Street, WW2Firefighters at work in Rotherhithe Street, Southwark, during the Second World War, 8 September 1940. Date: 1940
London recruits at Southwark Town Hall, WW1Crowds of men anxious to attest under the Derby scheme, crowded into the corridors of Southwark Town Hall in December 1915
Proposal for Southwark Cathedral, LondonLondons hidden cathedral: a proposal to make Southwark Cathedral (near London Bridge) more visible, showing the area which currently obscures it from public view. Date: 1912
Ladder drill at LFB Southwark HQ. Date: early 20th century
General aerial view of Old London Bridge, London, looking northwards, as it looked in the 16th century. The old St Pauls Cathedral can be seen on the north side of the river to the left
Men working at watchroom telephone switchboardFirefighters working on the watchroom telephone switchboard at Southwark Fire Station. Date: circa 1909
Turntable ladder drill at Southwark HQ. Date: 1915
Southwark BridgeThe bridge at the end of the war with France. Date: 1815
Winchester PalaceThe ruins of Winchester Palace, Southwark. Date: 1828
Newington ButtsThe church and its churchyard at Newington Butts, Southwark - a good example of an inner- city cemetery. (At this date it was in Surrey.) Date: 1807
Marshalsea 1803The remains of the old palace called the Marshalsea, Southwark, showing the chapel and the palace court : after rebuilding it became a debtors prison. Date: 1803
Monteagle Housenear St Saviours church, Southwark, south London. Date: 1808
LITTLE DORRITs CHURCHThe Church of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, London, built in 1734, commonly known as Little Dorrits Church after the Dickens character, christened and married there. Date: early 1930s
A View of the Thames, by William JamesA View of the Thames looking towards London Bridge with the Royal Barge, by William James (fl. 1730-1780)
Mr Greens balloon flight from Vauxhall Gardens in 1849. It came down on 94, London Road, Southwark on 25 July 1849. Came down on Westminster Bridge Road
LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQThe Brigade introduced these enclosed pumps in 1935, designed for the Brigade by its then Chief Officer, C C B Morris. The pump also carried breathing apparatus sets for three of its crew
LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQWorking in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, firefighters getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump
LCC-LFB Braidwood style motorised pump at SouthwarkAn example of the Braidwood style fire engine at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1
Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyresA Dennis dual-purpose fire engine (pump escape) at Southwark fire station (station No 1) and LFB Headquarters. Introduced into the Brigade in 1934, it was fitted with pneumatic tyres
LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder drillLondon Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1, with firefighters taking part in escape ladder drill, using an extension ladder to gain additional height
Queen Elizabeth II meeting senior firefighters on parade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Queen Elizabeth II meeting firefighters on parade, LFB HQQueen Elizabeth II meeting firefighters on parade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Firefighters on parade with an appliance, LFB HQFirefighters on parade with an appliance during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip signing a register at the new LFB HQPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, signing a register at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II
Commissioner Ronald James Dobson giving a speech at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at new LFB HQQueen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Prince Philip at new London Fire Brigade HQPrince Philip meeting members of the public at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
A Chief Fire Officer of the London Fire Brigade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip at the opening of new LFB HeadquartersPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II
New training appliance. Southwark Training Centre
Firefighters receiving knots instruction at Southwark HQ
Firefighters in Emergency Tender, Southwark HQTwo firefighters in breathing equipment inside an Emergency Tender at Southwark Headquarters, London
Southwark Fire Station and former LFB HQSouthwark Fire Station and former London Fire Brigade HQ, built in 1876
LCC-LFB - Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets)Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets) were introduced for use in an atmosphere dense with smoke and dangerous fumes. A special motor appliance fitted for smoke helmet work was based at Southwark HQ
LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escapeAn electric-driven escape van at the Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and weighed about two tons