mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
2,400 items
LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar SquareWestminster and Soho firefighters were joined by almost 100 other firefighters as fire engulfed the seventh floor and roof of the Grand Hotel on the corner of Northumberland Avenue
LCC-LFB Turntable ladder and crew at SouthwarkA steel Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder at the Brigade Headquarters, Southwark SE1
LFCDA-LFB Aerial ladder platform (ALP)The Bronto-Skylift ALP being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. This combination of a hydraulic platform
LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store
LFCDA-LFB Thermal image camera (TIC) in useA thermal image camera was deployed at this major building collapse in SW London to help in the search for survivors trapped in the debris
LCC- MFB Vauxhall fire station, LambethBuilt in the last year of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (1903), prior to the Brigade changing its name to the London Fire Brigade in 1904
GLC-LFB Southwark training school squad group photoRecruit squad group photograph (listed as 9/85), with Station Officer instructor, after the recruits have passed their final exams and are now deemed probationer firefighters
GLC-LFB Islington fire station, Upper StreetIslington fire station was erected in Upper Street, North London, in 1900 by the London County Council for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB Turntable ladderA Saxon Dodge 30 metre (100 foot) turntable ladder showing the outrigger jacks deployed which provide stability to the ladder when in use
GLC-LFB Fire Investigation UnitFire investigation teams were introduced to enhance the fire investigation capability of the Brigade, These units were watch related and placed strategically across London
LCC-MFB Kensington fire station, W LondonThe appliance room of the former Kensington fire station which was located in King Street, W8. It was built in 1871 and closed in 1905 when the new Kensington fire station was opened
LCC-LFB Brigade photographers at workTwo of the London Fire Brigades team of operational photographers. For well over 150 years a photographic record of the Brigade at fires
GLC-LFB Propane cylinder involved in a fireA propane gas cylinder is placed in an emergency dam to cool after being involved in a fire and explosion at Liddell Gardens, Kilburn, NW London
GLC-LFB Damaged compressed air BA setsThe compressed air set of a firefighter caught in a flashover during a fire, showing the heat and smoke damage caused to the set and the obscuring of the face mask by the heat damage
GLC-LFB Aftermath of fatal fire in care home, NE LondonAftermath of a fatal fire at an elderly peoples care home in Billet Road, Walthamstow, NE London. Showing the seat of the fire, with heat damage and smoke staining to the upper areas of the walls
LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London streetA picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised fire engine with an L-plate on the front
GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladder in useAn escape ladder remains pitched to a side balcony and down a narrow access path in the aftermath of a serious fire in a three storey terraced house
GLC-LFB 50 foot wheeled escape ladderA Morris style 50 foot wheeled escape ladder parked in the fire brigade workshops at Lambeth. When not carried on fire engines escape ladders were normally stored in this fashion
GLC-LFB Fireshow at Crystal PalaceA major charity event was organised at Crystal Palace to raise money for the Firefighters benevolent fund in the hot summer of 1976
GLC-LFB Major fire, Chelsea Hospital, PimlicoTwelve pumps and two turntable ladders were called to deal with a major blaze at the Chelsea Hospital that destroyed the roof of the building and seriously damaged the upper floor
GLC-LFB Major fire, Chelsea Hospital, PimlicoTwelve pumps and two turntable ladders were called to deal with the major blaze at the Chelsea Hospital that destroyed the roof of the building and seriously damaged the upper floor
GLC-LFB Major fire, Chelsea Hospital, PimlicoTwelve pumps were called to deal with the major blaze at the Chelsea Hospital that destroyed the roof of the building and seriously damaged the upper floor. There were no fatalities
GLC-LFB Fire boat- Fire HawkEntering service in February 1976, the Fire Hawk was built by Watercraft of Shoreham at a cost of £ 60, 000. Measuring 45 feet in length, 13.5 inch beam and with a 3.5 foot draft
GLC-LFB Foam TenderA foam tender, with a fixed monitor, attached to East Ham fire station in East London
GLC-LFB Fire Investigation UnitFire investigation teams were introduced to enhance the fire investigation capability of the Brigade. These units were watch related and placed strategically across London
GLC-LFB Brigade Headquarters Control Unit (CU)The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment
GLC-LFB Chemical Incident Unit (CIU)The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment
GLC-LFB Breathing Apparatus Coach (BAC)The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment
GLC-LFB Forced entry and lighting unit at ClaphamThe mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment
GLC-LFB Breathing Apparatus Control Van (BACV)For fires that required four or more pumps, or where breathing apparatus was required, a breathing apparatus control van would be ordered to the incident
GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engineThe ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder
The aftermath of a fire at Sleaford Street, Battersea, SW London
Salvation Army Canteen VanThe London Fire Brigade had dispensed with its own canteen vans, due to financial cutbacks, and relied on the services of the Salvation Army to provided refreshments to fire crews at major fires
IRA bombing of the Houses of Parliament, WestminsterThe fire started after the IRA planted an explosive device in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage
