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GLC-LFB - Morris utility van, LFB Water SectionThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned, showing each type of fire engine either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB Recruit squad in training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Seen here posing for a squad photo with their instructor and a training appliance
LCC-LFB Major church fire, Lower Sloane Street, SW1Turntable 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
LCC-LFB Merryweather Magirus 100 foot turntable ladderThe Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. Showing the full working height of the TL, reaching the 9th floor of the drill tower
LCC-LFB Chief Officers car at Lambeth HQThe Chief Officer lived at fire brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. His Wolseley 4/44 staff car was driven by a firefighter to transport him on official visits and to major fires and incidents
LCC-LFB Hillman staff van at Lambeth HQLCC-London Fire Brigades Hillman staff van at Lambeth HQ
LCC-LFB Major fire, Royal Military Academy, SE18Multiple fire appliances on the parade ground of the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, London SE18, responding to a serious fire within the building
LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at LambethBased at the Brigade Headquarters, with dedicated operational control unit staff who worked there, this unit attended all major fires and incidents
LCC-LFB Canteen Van (CaV) at Lambeth HQThe Brigades canteen van, stationed at Lambeth fire station (D61). The Brigade only had the one CaV which was sent to all major fires or other protracted incidents
LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQThe London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1
LCC-LFB hose laying lorry (HLL) at Lambeth HQLee Greens (C49) hose laying lorry on display in Lambeth headquarters station drill yard. The 3.5 inch hose is stored in such a way that the mile of hose carried can be fed from the rear of
LCC-LFB fire in commercial van, Putney SW15A fire crew damping down after dealing with a commercial van fire on the roadway in Putney SW15
LCC-LFB Lambeths emergency tender and crewA London A class emergency tender with built-in electrical generator, in use from the early 1950s until the 1960s. Showing Lambeth fire stations (D61)
LCC-LFB fire, Talwin Street, Bow, East LondonLondon Fire Brigade crews at the scene of a serious blaze, now under control, in an East London commercial premises at Talwin Street, Bow
LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth HQControl Unit vehicle based at LFB Headquarters. It had its own dedicated operational staff, and attended all major fires and incidents
London Fire Brigade fireboat on the River ThamesA London Fire Brigade fireboat on the River Thames
Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights
LCC-MFB lithograph print of firefighters in actionMetropolitan Fire Brigade firefighters race to the scene of a fire on their horse drawn steamer fire engines
LCC-MFB mobile telephone / telegraph caravanWith the building of the new Streatham fire station, the caravan shown here was able to receive and transmit messages for the temporary station from Brigade HQ
LCC-LFB two Dennis tendersTwo Dennis tenders of the London Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender with lightsSouthwarks Emergency Tender with lights. By the mid-1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more than just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus
LCC-LFB Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder and crewMagirus 100 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters No.1 station located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1
LCC-LFB Magirus 85 foot turntable ladder and crewMagirus 85 foot turntable ladder in the drill yard of Southwark headquarters, No.1 station, located in Southwark Bridge Road SE1
LCC-LFB Southwarks breakdown lorry and crewA view of the London Fire Brigades first breakdown lorry, commissioned in 1919. This Dennis vehicle had a rear mounted crane and various sheerlegs to allow for sewer and other line rescues
LCC-LFB early foam tender at Southwark with crewAn early foam tender at Southwark HQ with crew. The coming of the motor vehicle brought with it the consequent risks involving fires of petroleum
LCC-LFB Hatfield petrol self-propelled fire pumpThe Hatfield petrol pump was the first petrol driven fire engine in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump. Two of these machines were introduced into London in 1908
LCC-LFB live rescue drill, by a line, at Southwark HQA fireman is being lowered by a line from a building at Southwark HQ during practice rescues. In the foreground is an example of a first aid 12 horsepower
LCC-LFB Clerkenwell Emergency TenderClerkenwells emergency tender with its fire crew in Proto breathing apparatus. Clerkenwell fire station was built in 1870
LCC-LFB Clerkenwells emergency tenderEmergency tender belonging to Clerkenwell fire station. The ET was primarily a means of providing firefighters with breathing apparatus and illumination at incidents
Three Injured firemen taken to Barts HospitalFollowing a fire that occurred in a flour wharf in Commercial Road, Whitechapel, three injured firemen (right) are placed in a senior officers staff car
Barnet Fire Brigade with applianceBarnet Fire Brigade posing with an appliance
Wembley Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape and crew. Wembley split from Harrow in 1894, formed its own Urban District Council and established Wembley Fire Brigade
LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield fire engineAn LFB firefighting crew on a motorised steam pump. The motorised age came to the London Fire Brigade at Southwark in September 1909
London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crewA London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle
Self-propelled fire engine at LCC-LFB Southwark HQThe Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump
LCC-LFB fire engine drills at Southwark HQThe Metropolitan Fire Brigade was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904, with much of its former equipment still in regular use. Self-propelled fire engines were being introduced by 1904
LCC-MFB petrol driven motor tenderThis chain transmission driven first-aid tender carried the first small water tank which operated under pressure of carbon dioxide gas
LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal PalaceThe Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines
Shand Mason Bristol motor steam fire engineThis Shand Mason motor steam fire engine with independent pumping and propelling engines was developed later than Merryweathers Fire King self-propelled steam engine
LCC London Fire Brigade Dennis motorised pumpA Dennis pump from No 1 station Southwark, which was the headquarters station of the London Fire Brigade, based at Southwark Bridge Road SE1
LCC-LFB Merryweather chain-driven Hatfield pumpA chain-driven Hatfield type pump. Note the chain drive to the rear wheel axle. This was one of four such pumps that the Brigade purchased from Merryweather of Greenwich
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station appliance roomOpened on 27 June 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was located at 16 Basil Street. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921
LCC-LFB four pump fire and a typical street sceneA London street scene and a fire that required four pumps to deal with the incident. Charged hose is feeding one of the pumps but life seems to continue despite the fire brigade activity that is
LCC-LFB Daylight Rubber Co fire, Farringdon RoadA major fire at the Daylight Rubber Co warehouse in Farringdon Road required many pumps and a turntable ladder to quell the blaze, involving rubber goods
Blitz in London -- mobile kitchen serving meals to AFS, WW2Blitz in London -- a mobile kitchen serving meals to AFS, firefighters. These vehicles were donated to Britains fire services for the war effort by the Canadian Red Cross
Blitz in London -- tea break for AFS firefighter, WW2Blitz in London -- an AFS woman in a canteen van pours a cup of tea for her male opposite number
Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by sideRegular London firefighters with their LFB pump escape side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts and their towing vehicle at a London fire station
Blitz in London -- firefighters with damaged vehicle, WW2Regular London and AFS personnel standing by their towing taxi (which would have towed a trailer pump). The vehicle has suffered debris damage following a bombing raid