London Fire Brigade Collection (page 5)

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQ
The Brigade introduced these enclosed pumps in 1935, designed for the Brigade by its then Chief Officer, C C B Morris. The pump also carried breathing apparatus sets for three of its crew

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQ
The Brigade introduced these enclosed pumps in 1935, designed for the Brigade by its then Chief Officer, C C B Morris. The pump also carried breathing apparatus sets for three of its crew

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQ
The Brigade introduced these enclosed pumps in 1935, designed for the Brigade by its then Chief Officer, C C B Morris. The pump also carried breathing apparatus sets for three of its crew

London Fire Brigade pump damaged by fire
A London Fire Brigade pump damaged by a dramatic fire which took place on the night of 15 August 1920 on the Thames at Woolwich, SE London

LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Fire King pump
First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich, SE London, in 1899, by 1907 twenty-one Fire Kings were in operational use around the country, including the London Fire Brigade

LCC-LFB motorised pump at hose drills, Southwark HQ
Working in the drill yard of the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark, firefighters getting hose lines to work from a motorised fire pump

LCC-LFB Braidwood style motorised pump at Southwark
An example of the Braidwood style fire engine at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQ
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump

LCC-LFB Merryweather chain-driven Hatfield pump
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump. Note the chain drive to the rear wheel axle. This was one of four such pumps that the Brigade purchased from Merryweather of Greenwich

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

LCC-LFB Morris-Magirus solid tyre turntable ladder
The increasing need for ladders capable of reaching beyond the scope of the standard wheeled escape saw the introduction of the fist horse drawn turntable ladder in the late 1890s

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

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape at Greenwich
LCC-London Fire Brigade motorised pump-escape at Greenwich, SE London. This fire engine also carried an in-built 60 gallon chemical extinguisher which fed through a hosereel

LCC-LFB solid tyre Turntable Ladder
LCC-London Fire Brigade solid tyre Turntable Ladder

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
The London Fire Brigade introduced Dennis dual purpose appliances which were fitted with pneumatic tyres, making fire engines faster and safer

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Southwark HQ
The Brigade introduced these enclosed pumps in 1935, designed for the Brigade by its then Chief Officer, C B Morris. The pump also carried breathing apparatus sets for three of its crew

Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew
Firefighters 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

Station 28, Whitechapel BA pumps crew
Firefighters 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

LCC-LFB Metz 100 foot turntable ladder at drills
A Metz-Leyland 85 foot turntable ladder at drill at the Headquarters station, Southwark SE1

A London Fire brigade wheeled ladder escape vehicle
Outside the London County Council boundary, Penge, to the south of London, was one of many fire brigades which had just one fire station covering its geographical area

LCC-LFB rescue drills at Brigade HQ
Two escape ladders and two hook ladders at work on the Headquarters main drill tower and firefighters performing rescues by carrying down and lowering by line using live casualties

Dennis motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
A Dennis dual-purpose fire engine (pump escape) at Southwark fire station (station No 1) and LFB Headquarters. Introduced into the Brigade in 1934, it was fitted with pneumatic tyres

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape
London Fire Brigade wheeled escape ladder vehicle -- one of the new 1935 Dennis pumps at Southwark Headquarters, with a crew getting a hose reel to work

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ
An electric-driven escape van. The batteries stored under the bonnet weighed about two tons. Seen here at the Southwark London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Southwark Bridge Road SE1

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

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
Southwark fire station headquarters (station No 1) with a Dennis dual purpose fire engine (pump-escape). Introduced into the Brigade in 1934, it was fitted with pneumatic tyres

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape
In 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape
In 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised pump-escape
In 1910 the London Fire Brigade took delivery of the latest motorised fire engine from Dennis, the fire engine manufacturers in Surrey

LCC-LFB Mercedes battery-electric turntable ladder
One of four similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time

LCC-LFB Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric turntable ladder
One of two similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark
An 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- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder drill
London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1, with firefighters taking part in escape ladder drill, using an extension ladder to gain additional height

LCC-LFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder
A London escape cart in a fire station engine room with the horse traces ready to connect to the horses and make a rapid departure to a fire

MFB (London) station ladder drill
Metropolitan firefighters taking part in ladder drill. Both large ladders are wheel escapes and the ladder on the right has an extension to give it additional height

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ
An 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 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

LCC-LFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder
A horse-drawn 50 foot wheeled escape ladder and five man crew in Southwark Headquarters drill yard. These escape ladders could be very quickly slipped by the crew and extended up to a window

LCC-LFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder
A horse-drawn 50 foot wheeled escape ladder and five man crew in Southwark Headquarters drill yard. These escape ladders could be very quickly slipped by the crew and extended up to a window

Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2
With a Heavy Unit donated by a private company, volunteer firefighters are greeted by a VIP and congratulated for their contribution to the War Effort

Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2
With a Heavy Unit donated by a private company, volunteer firefighters are greeted by a VIP and congratulated for their contribution to the War Effort

Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2
With a Heavy Unit donated by a private company, volunteer firefighters are greeted by a VIP and congratulated for their contribution to the War Effort

LCC-LFB station officer standing by Lambeths TL
With his LFB cap badge and undress uniform, this Station Officer is probably the officer in charge of Lambeth Fire Station, standing next to a turntable ladder

LCC-LFB aftermath of a fire near Holborn Viaduct
Hose is seen snaking across the road under Holborn Viaduct, giving an indication as to the seriousness of the blaze in a commercial building through the gated archway

London Fire Brigade -- recruiting for the AFS
The hose laying lorry at Lambeth (Fire Brigade HQ) being pasted with Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) recruitment posters as part of a countrywide recruitment campaign before the outbreak of the Second

LCC-LFB Daylight Rubber Co fire, Farringdon Road
A major fire at the Daylight Rubber Co warehouse in Farringdon Road required many pumps and a turntable ladder to quell the blaze, involving rubber goods

NFS (London) Heavy Unit (Pump) in a street, WW2
A heavy unit, which was the workhorse of the National Fire Service throughout WW2. Built to a Home Office design and specification

Blitz in London -- Auxiliary towing vehicle and trailer, WW2
An 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)

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