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Images Dated 31st May 1890

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Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire station

LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire station
Station 20 was West Hampstead fire station, opened in 1901 at 325 West End Road. The firemen are pictured with their horse drawn steam fire engine on the forecourt of the station

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: MFB Bow fire station, East London

MFB Bow fire station, East London
Bow fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1868, located in Glebe Road, High Street, Bow E3

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1

LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: MFB Shadwell fire station, East London

MFB Shadwell fire station, East London
Opened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East London

LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East London
Opened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping. Seen here are the firemen posing with their two horse drawn escape carts

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC- MFB Stoke Newington fire station

LCC- MFB Stoke Newington fire station
Stoke Newington fire station was one of the last to be built by the MFB in 1886 prior to the creation of the London County Council in 1889

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)

LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)
Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London

LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW London
Brixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867. Brixton firemen pose with their two engines (an escape cart and steamer pump)

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: MFB and LCC-LFB Mile End fire station, East London

MFB and LCC-LFB Mile End fire station, East London
Built by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1866, this station was passed to the LCC-London Fire Brigade in 1889 when the LCC was created

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC- MFB Blackheath fire station

LCC- MFB Blackheath fire station
Blackheath fire station, located at Brigade Street, Tranquil Vale, SE3 (very near the Mary Evans Picture Library), with the escape ladder stored at the side

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Greenwich fire station

LCC-MFB Greenwich fire station
Located at 9 Lindsell Street on the corner of South Street SE10, Greenwich fire station was built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (a forerunner of the London Council)

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Clerkenwell fire station EC1

LCC-MFB Clerkenwell fire station EC1
The original Clerkenwell fire station built in 1870, located at 42-44 Rosebery Avenue, Farringdon. The station was substantially extended in 1896 and the fire engines pulled out into Farrington Road

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, Bermondsey

LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, Bermondsey
Located at 164-165 Tooley Street, SE1, this station still stands today although it was closed operationally in 1928 and the building sold off

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: MFB Deptford fire station, SE London

MFB Deptford fire station, SE London
Built for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1872, Deptford fire station was located on the site of the present Deptford fire station at 186 Evelyn Street, SE8

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC- MFB Notting Hill fire station, West London

LCC- MFB 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 previous year

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: MFB Shooters Hill fire station SE18

MFB Shooters Hill fire station SE18
Shooters Hill fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1879, located in Shooters Hill Road, SE London

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamer

LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamer
Shand Mason steamer ready for the turnout from Manchester Square Fire Station. This is a more powerful two-cylinder model. Water in the boiler was kept warm by a small gas ring

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder
Horse drawn escape cart and ladder displayed at Southwark, London Fire Brigade Headquarters, SE1

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder
A horse-drawn 50ft wheeled escape ladder. These could be very quickly slipped by the crew and extended up to a window. Their sole purpose was rescue, and these units

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB St Johns Wood fire station, NW London

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

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: MFB Woolwich fire station SE18

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

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Horse drawn steamer and fire crew

LCC-MFB Horse drawn steamer and fire crew
A horse drawn steamer, mainstay of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades fire engine fleet, seen here at Southwark headquarters. Only the steamer had the ability to pump and deliver water onto a fire

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, Bermondsey

LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, Bermondsey
Located at 164 -5 Tooley Street, Tooley Street fire station was opened in 1879. Seen here is the horse drawn steamer and crew on the station forecourt whilst colleagues in the station look on

Background imageImages Dated 31st May 1890: LCC-MFB horse drawn wheeled escape cart

LCC-MFB horse drawn wheeled escape cart
The newly developed horse drawn wheeled escape cart which allowed the escape ladder to be more easily slipped by the firefighters, thus shortening the time it took to rescue someone from a fire


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