London Fire Brigade Collection (#38)

Fire in a restaurant, Bulstrode Street, London W1
Fire in a restaurant, Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London W1

Royal Arsenal Fire Brigades pump engine (PE)

LCC-LFB diesel dual-purpose appliance
The dual-purpose Merryweather pump from Southwark fire station (D62) standing in its appliance room. The station watchroom can be seen in the background

Firefighters parade at the Lord Mayors Show
Firefighters parade (and guests seated) at Cannon Street fire station for the Lord Mayors Show, City of London

Thames Waterman on Massey Shaw fireboat
A Thames Waterman in traditional costume with a fire company badge on his left sleeve, standing on the deck of the LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat

LCC-LFB AFS exercise
A London firewoman acting as a radio operator on the heavy unit from Hammersmith fire station at a combined full-time/auxiliary fire exercise

A fire damaged television set
The aftermath of a fire in a television set at 98 Philbeach Gardens, London SW5

LCC-LFB 100ft mechanical turntable ladder (TL)
An example of the all steel turntable ladder which was first introduced into the London Fire Brigade in the 1930s. It required a pump to be in attendance to supply water to its monitor

LCC-LFB bus crash, Walworth Road SE17
London firefighters, London ambulance service and Metropolitan Police attend the scene of crash between two London Transport buses in South London near the Elephant and Castle

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
Side view of a dual purpose appliance showing the equipment stowage

LCC-LFB AFS mobile column exercise
LCC-London Fire Brigade Auxiliary Fire Service mobile column exercise

LCC-LFB AFS mobile column exercise
LCC-London Fire Brigade Auxiliary Fire Service mobile column exercise

LCC-LFB AFS mobile column exercise
LCC-London Fire Brigade Auxiliary Fire Service mobile column exercise

LCC-LFB AFS mobile column exercise
LCC-London Fire Brigade Auxiliary Fire Service mobile column exercise

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
Side view of a new diesel dual-purpose appliance. Normally breathing apparatus was carried on the back of a pump, but in certain circumstances it would be transferred to a pump escape as shown here

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
Locker layout of the new diesel dual-purpose appliance. Standard stowage was becoming the norm and the through hose locker was behind the crew cab

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
Internal view of the rear cab of a London Fire Brigade pump showing the Proto Oxygen breathing apparatus set hanging from the carrying brackets

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
An LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew. This pump escape is from D60, Clapham fire station

LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance
An LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew

Lord Mayors Show, LFB Emergency Tender
The Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigade procession of appliances was one of the emergency tenders followed by the breakdown lorry

Lord Mayors Show, LFB Emergency Tender
The Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigades procession of appliances was one of the emergency tenders followed by the Control Unit from Lambeth

Lord Mayors Show, LFB breakdown lorry
Scene during the Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigades part of the procession was the Brigades breakdown lorry from Lambeth HQ

AFS contingent in Lord Mayors Show
Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Control Room float in the Lord Mayors Show, City of London

LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in Fulham
100 tons of paraffin wax ignited in riverside warehouse in Fulham. The major blaze required 25 pumps and the attendance of both Londons fireboats to contain the fire which destroyed the warehouse

LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in Fulham
LFB firefighters in action at a fire in Fulham, where 100 tons of paraffin wax ignited in a riverside warehouse. The major blaze required 25 pumps

LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in Fulham
LFB firefighters in action at a fire in Fulham, where 100 tons of paraffin wax ignited in a riverside warehouse. The major blaze required 25 pumps

LCC-LFB general purpose lorry at Headquarters station, Lambeth SE1

London Fire Brigade Store Van

LCC-LFB enclosed pumping appliance
A rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing

London fire officer dies at Covent Garden fire
Station Officer Charles Fisher died fighting the blaze at the Covent Garden Market fire. The plan shows the extent of the fire but cannot show the extreme heat

LCC-LFB fire station appliance room with engines
A typical London Fire Brigade appliance room at the turn of the twentieth century. From left to right are the horse drawn steamer, the horse drawn escape cart and a manual hose cart

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, London
A publicity photograph of the Massey Shaw fireboat with the Houses of Parliament in the background, used by the London County Council to promote the London Fire Brigade in its publications

Incident at Lancaster Grove, Belsize, Hampstead, NW London. The occupant was taken to hospital after the gas fire had been left on

Conversion of NFS mobile kitchen unit to LFB control unit
London Fire Brigade mobile kitchen ready for conversion to a control Unit

LCC-LFB Control Room at Lambeth HQ SE1
Brigade control was located in the basement of the Headquarters building. A view of the card index rotary drums that recorded the address of every London thoroughfare

LCC-LFB Control Room at Lambeth HQ SE1
Brigade control was located in the basement of the Headquarters building. Showing the 999 fire switchboard, appliance disposition map and fire situation board

LCC-LFB enclosed dual purpose appliance
LCC-London Fire Brigade enclosed dual purpose appliance. Station 25 was B25 Bow, located in Parnell Road, Bow, East London

LCC-LFB bulk foam carrier, Deptford fire station
C42 was Deptford fire station. In addition to its pump escape and pump it had a foam tender which carried 100 x 5 gallon cans of foam compound and large foam making branches and generators

Auxiliary Fire Service mobile control unit

NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2
The pump escape from Shoreditch fire station (36 A 1) arrives at Lambeth workshops after extensive damage was caused following a bomb blast

NFS(London Region) Boy trapped in a coal scuttle
Boy trapped in a milk churn is set free at Brigade HQ on 4 July 1947. The milkman had brought him to the fire station in his milk float

Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, Surrey
A major fire broke out at a used rubber tyre dump at Carshalton Road on 2 June 1947. Seen here are fire appliances lifting water from a nearby river to supply the fire engines battling the blaze some

Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, Surrey
Even though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey

Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, Surrey
Even though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey

Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, Surrey
Even though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey

Major blaze at waste tyre dump, Mitcham, Surrey
Even though WW2 was over, the NFS continued until 1948. The London Region covered the Greater London including Mitcham, Surrey

NFS (London Region) HQ staff car
A staff car, with accident damage to front right wing, outside Lambeth workshops. Fire Force Area 38 headquarters was located at Wimbledon where this car would have been allocated

NFS heavy unit crew removing mobile pump by ramp
A heavy unit from a Brixton fire station sub-station, seen here at Regional headquarters, Lambeth, with the crew either removing or loading the trailer pump which was the appliances fire pump when

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