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LCC-LFB Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric turntable ladderOne of two similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time
LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewLambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress
NFS dispatch rider training, WW2A firewoman dispatch rider under instruction
Queen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine, LFB HQQueen Elizabeth IIs Bentley state limousine during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Fire crews attend the aftermath of a plane crash at Heathrow Airport
Firefighters at scene of shop fire in Oxford StreetFirefighters working at scene of shop fire, New Look store in Oxford Street, Central London
Uniform for School Team. Southwark Training Centre
Turntable ladder, Wembley fire stationTurntable ladder at Wembley fire station
Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived
Firefighter cutting through pipe after road traffic accidentA firefighter cutting through a pipe after a road traffic accident
Subsidence damage, 122 Ridley Road, BromleySubsidence damage to a house at 122 Ridley Road, Bromley, Kent
Firefighters at scene of fire in Commercial Road, East London
Scene of whale rescue attempt, River Thames, in which a Northern Bottlenose Whale was lost
Scene of fire at commercial premises, BarkingScene of fire at commercial premises, Kingsbridge Road, Barking, Essex
Firefighters at scene of fire, Langley Park School
Fire at Crowland Road School, Crowland Road, Tottenham N15A 10 Pump Fire at Crowland Road School, in Crowland Road, Tottenham N15
Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, SE15Firefighters at scene of fire, Chesterfield Way, Peckham, London SE15
Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, SE15Firefighters dealing with a fire at St Silas Vicarage, Inverton Road, Peckham, London SE15. Showing a hydraulic platform in action
Firefighters working at scene of fire in Carshalton, SurreyFirefighters working at the scene of a fire in Carshalton, Surrey
Firefighters at scene of fire, Stockwell Road, BrixtonFirefighters at the scene of a fire in Stockwell Road, Brixton, SW London
LCC-LFB Hatfield motorised pump escapeFire engines were fitted with bells in 1903 to warn other traffic to make way. Prior to that the shanty call of seamen Hi-ya-hi (shouted when rope hauling)
LFCDA-LFB Recruits undergoing basic trainingLocated at Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, the London Fire Brigade Training School is responsible for providing basic training to all its recruit firefighters
LCC-LFB Ship fire on SS Leopard, Port of LondonA fire crew, rigged in Proto one-hour oxygen breathing apparatus sets, descend into the smoking hold of the SS Leopard. The fire had broken out deep inside the vessels hold
LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drillThese coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window
LCC-LFB first emergency tender crew, ClerkenwellIt was more a dedicated breathing apparatus fire engine but is deemed to be the forerunner of the emergency tenders. This fire engine also had a petrol engine generator to supply the electric
LCC-LFB 100 foot turntable ladder at Lambeth HQAn AEC/Magirus all steel turntable ladder with its own fire pump at the Brigade headquarters station, Lambeth SE1. These open type TL were still operational in the mid 1960s although they were only
LCC-LFB First emergency tender crew, ClerkenwellFirst emergency tender and crew, Clerkenwell fire station. This fire engine, based at Clerkenwell, was more a dedicated breathing apparatus fire engine
LCC-MFB Escape cart stands ready in stationA picture of an MFB headquarters station showing the escape cart, designed by Chief Officer Captain Wells, carrying the 50 foot wheeled escape
LCC-LFB Auxiliary Fire Service vehicles, WW2AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) vehicles. The onset of WW2 brought about a vast expansion of the London Fire Brigade to deal with the anticipated enemy bombing of London
Last pair of horses used by London Fire BrigadeAn historic and sad occasion for the London Fire Brigade in November 1921, when the Brigade said farewell to the last pair of horses (together with their horse-drawn fire engine)
LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station, City of LondonRed Cross Street fire station, City of London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1900. It was one of four fire stations (plus a river station at Blackfriars)
LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pumpWhitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country
LCC-LFB Major fire, Farringdon Street EC4Fire seriously damages a Farringdon Street office building in Clerkenwell, City of London. Two turntable ladders are at work together with the 15 pumps
Training volunteers of an industrial worksIndustrial works fire brigade firefighters being instructed in the use of a hose line and the correct method of controlling a branch (jet of water)
LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, WhitechapelFirefighters using wheeled escape ladders and extension ladders to gain access to the adjoining commercial premises affected by a fire in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, East London
Fire damage at Robert Legg Ltd, Eagle Wharf Road, N1Fire damage and debris in the premises of Robert Legg Ltd, 49 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1
LCC-LFB fire, Goodge Street deep shelterTwo LCC-LFB firemen, wearing breathing apparatus, at the Tottenham Court Road end of the Army transit centre located in the deep shelter tunnel system. The fire has been extinguished
Breakdown lorry lifting car from basement areaThe breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station being deployed to raise a car from the basement area after it crashed through the railings
LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender and crewSouthwarks Emergency Tender and crew. By the 1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more that just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus and lighting at incidents
Cheam Borough Fire Brigade, SurreySuperintendent of Cheam Fire Brigade with the winners of a Brigade competition shield. A manual horse drawn pump stands in the rear
Barnet Fire Brigade with fire fighting equipment. Until 1903 there was only a voluntary fire brigade in Barnet. A purpose built fire station
London Fire Engine Establishment fireman in uniformFormed in 1833, the LFEE was Londons first properly organised fire brigade, having taken over from the various Insurance Company fire brigades around the capital
LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden PierLCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London
Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940
Armed London fireman reunited with family, WW2A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his wife and daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations in which the Massey Shaw
Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces
LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament