Stations Collection (page 12)

Lambeth Fireboat Station

Armed Guard at entrance to Lambeth HQ Control Room

London Fire Brigade Headquarters telephone switchboard

London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth
Men at work in the London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth

London Fire Brigade Headquarters workshop

London Fire Brigade Headquarters appliance bay

London Fire Brigade appliance at headquarters

London Fire Brigades Lambeth headquarters
The London Fire Brigades Lambeth headquarters under construction

London Fire Brigade Headquarters

Wapping Fire Station, East London, built in 1904

London Fire Brigade horse-drawn cart appliance

Southwark Fire Station and former LFB HQ
Southwark Fire Station and former London Fire Brigade HQ, built in 1876

London Fire Brigade fire engines and crews outside their station

Brigade Command Unit at the scene of oil refinery fire
Brigade Command Unit at the scene of an oil refinery fire, Buncefield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

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

London Fire Brigade Lambeth headquarters building
Located on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, the London Fire Brigade headquarters was opened by King George VI in 1937. A purpose built, state of the art facility when first opened

LCC-MFB Scotland Yard fire station, London SW1
Located in Great Scotland Yard SW1, Scotland Yard fire station was finally opened in 1884, although construction had started two years earlier

LCC-MFB St Johns Wood fire station, NW London
Opened in 1871, St Johns Wood fire station was located in Adelaide Road NW3. It closed in 1915

LCC-MFB Sheperds Bush fire station, West London
Sheperds Bush fire station was only operational for 19 years. Located at Uxbridge Road, West London, it opened in 1901. However

LCC-MFB Holborn fire station, London WC1
Holborn had a fire station in its locality for ninety years. The first one, built in French Horn Yard, was part of the London Fire Engine Establishment

LCC-LFB Hornsey Rise fire station, North London
Hornsey Rise fire station was only operational for 13 years. Located at 45-51 Calverley Road, North London, it was opened in 1907

LCC-LFB Wapping fire station, East London
Wapping fire station was only operational for 15 years. Located in Red Lion Street, Tench Street E1, it was opened in 1905

LCC-MFB Kingsland fire station, Dalston, East London
Built by the London County Council, Kingsland fire station was located at 333 Kingsland Road E8. Opened in 1896, it was closed

MFB Woolwich fire station SE18
Woolwich fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1879 at a cost of £ 4, 460. It was altered in 1910 at a cost of £ 4, 515

LCC-LFB Eltham fire station, SE London
Built by the London County Council in 1906, Eltham fire station is located at 226 Eltham High Street SE9. The picture shows the exceptional standards to which the LCC built its fire stations

LCC-LFB Clapham fire station, Old Town SW4
Built by the London County Council, Clapham fire station was located in Old Town, Clapham. It opened in 1903 and was closed

LCC-MFB Sydenham fire station, Crystal Palace
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1869, Sydenham fire station was located on Crystal Palace Parade in the shadow of the Crystal

LCC-MFB Battersea fire station, London SW8
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1874, Battersea fire station was located on the corner of Simpson Street and Battersea Road

LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth SE1
Vauxhall fire station was built by the London County Council in the last year of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, before the name was changed to the London Fire Brigade

LCC-MFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Built by the London County Council, Wandsworth fire station was located at 45 West Hill SW18. During WW2 the station suffered a direct hit and six on-duty firemen were killed

LCC-MFB West Norwood fire station SE27
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council), West Norwood fire station opened in 1881, located in Norwood High Street, near Knights Hill

LCC-MFB Perry Vale fire station, SE London
Built by the London County Council, Perry Vale fire station was located at 199 Perry Vale SE23, which at the start of the 20th century was considered to be the suburbs of the London County Council

LCC-LFB Deptford fire station, SE London
Located at 189 Evelyn Street, Deptford fire station remains operational today. As with all fire stations of the period the upper floors were occupied by firemen and their families

LCC-MFB Poplar fire station, E14
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council), Poplar fire station was located at 75 West India Dock Road, East London

LCC-LFB Burdett Road fire station, E3
Built by the London County Council, Burdett Road fire station was located at 141 Burdett Road. It was closed in 1968 with the opening of the new Poplar fire station

LCC-MFB Whitechapel fire station, E1
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) for the MFB, Whitechapel fire station was located at 27 Commercial Road East (later just Commercial Road)

LCC-LFB Camden fire station, NW London
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) for the MFB, Camden fire station was one of a number of London stations to incorporate the distinctive round

LCC-LFB Kilburn fire station, NW London
The elegant frontage of Kilburn fire station, at 138 Maida Vale, Kilburn. This was one of the first fire stations opened for the renamed London Fire Brigade, formerly the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

Fulham sub-station, North End Road, London SW6
Fulham sub-station, 233 North End Road, London SW6. It was built for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade by the Metropolitan Board of Works. It closed in 1896 and was later demolished

LCC-LFB Notting Hill fire station, West London
Notting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road. The year previous to this station opening (1867)

LCC-LFB 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

LCC-MFB Waterloo fire station, SE London
Waterloo fire station was built for the MFB by the London County Council in 1866, located in the then named Waterloo Bridge Road (now Waterloo Road)

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters station watchroom
The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

LFDCA-LFB Clapham fire station turn-out
One of a series of photos capturing Claphams three fire engines turning out from the fire station at night

LCC-MFB Waterloo fire station
Located in the then Waterloo Bridge Road (No 142), Waterloo fire station was built in 1866. It was one of the first stations of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB Holloway fire station with motorised pump
Holloway fire station with motorised pump. The adoption of motorised fire engines was becoming widespread by the start of the First World War

LCC-MFB Streatham fire station family quarters
Whilst the new Streatham fire was being built, a sub-station was employed to serve the local area. Seen here is the building that housed the firemen

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