Stations Collection (page 10)

Map of London with fire stations marked, Lambeth HQ
Map of London with all the fire stations marked, in the control room at Lambeth HQ

Sculptures on front of Lambeth HQ Main Building
Three art deco style sculptures on the front of Lambeth HQ Main Building. Date: 1937

LCC-London Fire Brigade. Kensington fire station
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQ
Refreshment vehicle at the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, probably during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the building. Date: 1937

The London Fire Brigade, Lambeth headquarters
The London Fire Brigades Lambeth headquarters under construction in February 1936. Date: 1936

Soldier and family at Victoria train station, WW1
Illustration showing soldiers either returning home from the front or returning to France at Victoria Station accompanied by anxious wives and families. Date: 1915

Queen Alexandra serving at London Bridge buffet, WW1
Queen Alexandra pictured serving soldiers at the free buffet organised by Lady Limerick at London Bridge station in December 1915

Buffet for soldiers at Victoria Station, WW1
Various scenes at the free buffet for soldiers and sailors at Victoria railway station in London. The buffet, staffed by volunteers

The Trench train, Victoria station, WW1
Moving scenes at Victoria railway station as British soldiers and officers, bound for the Front, bid farewell to their loved ones. 1915

Free buffet for soldiers & sailor, Victoria station, WW1
The free buffet for soldiers and sailors at Victoria Station, staffed by volunteers during the First World War to provide free food and drink to soldiers and sailors returning from the Front

W H Smith book stall at Cannon Street Station, 1915
The book stall of W. H. Smith at Cannon Street station, London showing in particular, the display of Printers Pie magazine, a twice-yearly charitable publication produced by Hugh Spottiswoode

Man listening to a radio
Man sitting in an armchair, listening to a large radio. Date: circa 1930s

Present situation in Mexico
The present situation in Mexico: the US naval ports of embarkation. An aerial view, showing Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans

Wartime map of Berlin by G. H. Davis
A map of Berlin during the Second World War, explaining why the German capital city is the focus of RAF bombing, showing the main war industries, transport centres and power stations. Date: 1943

National Coal Strike, 1912
National Coal Strike of 1912. A man inspects an important notice of a coal strike which has closed Cannon Street Station, London. Date: 1912

A female ticket collector at platform five in a London train station

The Entrance of Waterloo Station, London. Vintage photograph

Exterior view, entrance to Victoria Station, London
Exterior view of the entrance to Victoria Station, London. circa 1912

Stockholm Central Station. Waiting Hall

American warship at St Thomas Coaling Station 1900s

London Victoria Train Station in 1902. Exterior view. Date: C. 1902

Motor car at a petrol station
At the petrol station. A motor car being filled up with petrol by a station attendant at night. Date: 1928

Caledonian Road fire station, North London
Caledonian Road fire station, which closed in 1920. Date: 1910

Turnout of fire appliances and crew on a fire station forecourt. Date: 1933

Men working at watchroom telephone switchboard
Firefighters working on the watchroom telephone switchboard at Southwark Fire Station. Date: circa 1909

Firefighters and fire engine posing outside station
Firefighters and fire engine posing outside a fire station. Date: circa 1905

Shadwell Fire Station crew and fire engines on display. Date: circa 1920

Turnout of fire crews and appliances. Date: 1915

Lambeth HQ appliance bay doors. Date: 1937

LFB headquarters under construction, Lambeth SE1
The London Fire Brigade headquarters under construction in Lambeth. Date: circa 1936

The Armageddon reservists leaving London, WW1, Matania
" The Armageddon Reservists Leaving London" This picture by Fortunino Matania shows German reservists leaving London from Victoria station

Chas. Canning Winmill
CHARLES CANNING WINMILL architect who specialised in fire stations but also designed the splendid premises of the Mary Evans Picture Library. Date: 1865 - 1945

Soviet QSL card - plaque on Venus
A commemorative card from a Soviet Radio Station (a QSL card) commemorating the sending of a plaque bearing a portrait of Lenin to the Planet Venus

Avro Shackleton AEW2 crew stations

Bangkok Boulevard - Thailand - Nearing the city, we travelled under avenues of shade trees, past frame buildings, gas stations and westernised people and billboards. Date: 1952

Sheltering on underground stations 1940
During the blitz of the Second World War, Londoners made uses of the underground tube stations as air raid shelters, because they felt secure. Date: 1940

LCC-LFB Lee Green fire station, SE London
The newly built Lee Green fire station located in Eltham Road. It replaced the formed sub-station that was located in a row of shops in nearby Lee High Road

MFB Woolwich fire station, SE London
One of the last fire stations to be built by the MFB in 1887 prior to the creation of the London County Council and the changing of the name of the brigade to the London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Brompton fire station
Located at 18 South Parade, Brompton fire station A3 (later A6) was built in 1892. The escape ladder, covered in canvas, is on the station forecourt

MFB Kensington fire station
Built in 1872, Kensington fire station was located on the corner of King Street and Ball Street, London W8. It replaced the temporary Kensington fire station in Lower Phillimore Mews, Hornton Street

MFB St Johns Wood fire station
Built originally for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1871, St Johns Wood fire station was located in Adelaide Road, NW London

MFB Hampstead fire station, NW London
Built originally for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1868, Hampstead fire station was located at 49 Heath Street, NW London

King George VI opening Lambeth LFB HQ
King George VI at the opening of the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Royal couple given refreshments at Lambeth HQ
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth being given refreshments at a catering lorry during the opening of the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Opening of Lambeth London Fire Brigade Headquarters
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Lambeth HQ opening

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