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GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Brigade HQThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engineThe GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade
GLC-LFB - Ford Cortina staff car at Lambeth HQThe GLC-LFB was created on 1st April 1965. A series of pictures was commissioned, photographing each type of fire engine and other vehicle either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire
LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, HackneyA major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London
Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959
LCC-LFB Wandsworth Fire Station appliance roomThe newly opened fire station at Wandsworth, West Hill, with the stations appliances plus an Auxiliary Fire Service pump lined up in the appliance room
LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance roomStation 76 was Holloway fire station, North London, located in Mayton Street, opened in 1907. Here its self propelled pump and pump-escape stand ready in the appliance room
LCC-MFB horse-drawn steamer at SouthwarkA horse-drawn steamer and crew at Southwark fire station, during the latter years of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (it was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904)
The London Salvage Corps HQ, 40-42 Watling StreetBuilt in 1907 and located in the City of London, the headquarters station of the London Salvage Corps until it moved to its new premises in 1960
LCC-LFB Edgware Road fire station PaddingtonBuilt by the London County Council (LCC) Edgware Road fire station opened in 1899, located at 494 Edgware Road. It was originally called Paddington fire station (A13)
City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork
Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East LondonA fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over
NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumpsThere were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats
London Fire Brigade, second Brixton RiotsOn 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London
LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at SouthwarkAn early electric wheeled escape ladder vehicle, Cedes battery-driven pump/50ft escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard at Southwark Headquarters
LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQAn early electric wheeled ladder escape vehicle, a Cedes battery-driven pump/50 foot escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard of Southwark Headquarters
LCC-LFB Islington fire station, North LondonBuilt in 1899 at 277 Upper Street, Islington fire station remained on that site until it closed in 1994 and the new station opened at 278 Upper Street
Metropolitan Fire Brigade Christmas Card, With the Seasons Greetings
LCC-MFB Bethnal Green fire station, East LondonBuilt and opened in 1899, Bethnal Green fire station was located at 51 Roman Road E2. The station was closed in 1969, replaced by a modern Bethnal Green fire station
LCC-MFB East Greenwich fire station, SE LondonBuilt by the London County Council in 1902, East Greenwich fire station still stands at 2 Tunnel Avenue SE10. The station was closed in 1985 when the new East Greenwich fire station was opened
LCC-MFB Kennington fire station, London SE11Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council) and opened in 1870, Kennington fire station was located in Refrew Road, Lower Kennington
LCC-MFB Battersea Bridge river fire station, SW8Built by the London County Council, Battersea Bridge river station was located by Battersea Bridge on the River Thames. It was one of four Metropolitan Fire Brigade river stations and, from 1904
LCC-LFB Tooting fire station, SW LondonBuilt by the London County Council, Tooting fire station is located at 91 Trinity Road SW17 and remains operational today
LCC-LFB Brigade marching band at the Annual ReviewThe Fire Brigade Band performing at the 1929 Annual Review in Victoria Park, East London. Formed after the First World War
LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine in a Clapham streetA former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape which was visiting Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London
LCC-LFB Motorised pump escape at Southwark HQThe pump escape of No 1 station, the Brigade Headquarters fire station located at Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB would lead to a reduction in the number
LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tendersThe 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment
LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escapeThe Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape from D66 station Brixton (Gresham Road, SW4), pictured on Lambeth Bridge. The hose-reel tubing
LCC-LFB West Norwood fire station, SW LondonLocated in Norwood Road, West Norwood fire station was built in 1916
LCC-LFB engines and crews, Shoreditch fire stationLocated at 140 Tabernacle Street, City of London EC2, Shoreditch fire station was built in 1896 for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Blitz in London, ship at Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2A badly damaged cargo ship at the Surrey Commercial Docks complex after being engulfed by the fires caused by heavy bombing raids during the Second World War
Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crewFirefighters from Whitechapel fire station posing with their Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets with their open Dennis dual purpose appliance which could carry either an extension ladder
Blitz in London -- Auxiliary towing vehicle and trailer, WW2An example of an Auxiliary towing vehicle and its trailer pump, used during the London Blitz. Such units would have been allocated to sub-stations (under the control of a regular fire station)
LCC-LFB Caledonian Road fire station, North LondonBuilt in 1909, fire station B69 Caledonian Road was located at 158-164 Copenhagen Street. Although relatively new, the adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number
LCC-LFB Bayswater fire station, PaddingtonOpened in 1904 and located in Pickering Place, Bayswater fire station closed in the early 1920s. The adoption of motorised fire engines by the London Fire Brigade led to a reduction in the number of
LCC-LFB Islington fire station stablesIslingtons first fire station opened in 1860 in Florence Street. The station pictured here was located in Upper Street, and opened in 1899
Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB HeadquartersQueen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1
Oil fuelled Merryweather pump
A London Fire Brigade pump escape
Firefighters at scene of fire at Staples Corner, NW London
Fireboat Fire-Dart, River ThamesFireboat Fire-Dart on the River Thames
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station, SW LondonOpened in 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was a London Fire Brigade station (the name had changed from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1904)
LCC-LFB Serious office fire, Farringdon Street EC4Two turntable ladders deployed at an office building fire in Farringdon Street, City of London, 16 November 1934. The top of the turntable ladder on the left is totally engulfed in the swirling black
LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station and horse steamerA seven man crew from Dulwich fire station pose on the forecourt with their Merryweather steam pump. One member of a firemans family peers through the lace curtains of the accommodation at first
LFB-AFS convoy and fire exercisePart of the Civil Defence Corps until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training
GLC-LFB Junior firemen learning to driveThe Junior firemen scheme in London ran from 1964 until 1969. 16-17 year old boys were put under extended training until they could be enrolled as operational firefighters at 18