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Fireboat Massey Shaw with eight hoses pumping

Fireboats Collection: London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway

London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway
The Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, London

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

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey
A major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars
The Massey Shaw was built in 1935 by the J Samuel White company at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was built to a London County Council design, and cost around £ 18, 000 to build

Fireboats Collection: Gas respirator equipment instruction, WW2

Gas respirator equipment instruction, WW2
Auxiliary Fire Service members undergoing Gas Respirator equipment instruction during the Second World War

Fireboats Collection: Fireboat attending a fire in Battersea

Fireboat attending a fire in Battersea
A fireboat attending a fire in Battersea, SW London

Fireboats Collection: Fireboat Fire-Dart, River Thames

Fireboat Fire-Dart, River Thames
Fireboat Fire-Dart on the River Thames

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB Fireboat Alpha, River Thames

LCC-LFB Fireboat Alpha, River Thames
From 1912 the previously used rafts, towed by tugs, were replaced by Londons first fireboats. These steam driven self-propelled shallow draught craft were based on the Royal Navy gunboats

Pontoon and fireboat return

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE London

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Greenwich, SE London
The Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London

LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London
As part of the formal opening of the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, Londons fireboats Massey Shaw

Fireboats Collection: Massey Shaw fireboat, River Thames, London

Massey Shaw fireboat, River Thames, London
The Massey Shaw fireboat was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight, and fitted out with powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III, midstream on River Thames

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III, midstream on River Thames
The London Fire Brigade maintained a small fleet of fireboats to meet the needs of dealing with ship and riverside related fires in the Port of London

Fireboats Collection: Example of an United States (USA) fireboat

Example of an United States (USA) fireboat
A typical port and harbour fireboat deployed by large United States of America city fire departments. Seen here is the LA City No 2, owned by the Los Angeles City fire department, California

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II on River Thames

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II on River Thames
Fireboat Gamma II and crew, mid-stream on the River Thames in central London

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II with monitor in use at drill
The counter-weighted monitor of a London Fire Brigade fireboat in use whilst the fireboat is moored near Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames

Fireboats Collection: Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames

Drawing of MFB fire float and tug on the River Thames
A drawing of a Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug heading to a riverside blaze in the distance. The fire float was a fire pump mounted in a barge that could supply water to the land via

Fireboats Collection: LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden Pier

LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden Pier
LCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Beta at Cherry Garden Pier

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta at Cherry Garden Pier
Fireboat Beta alongside Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, in the Port of London, downstream from Tower Bridge. The twin funnelled Beta had a large capacity firefighting fitted monitor near its prow

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw in action
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

Fireboats Collection: Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2

Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2
Auxiliary London firemen (AFS) under instruction in the use of a rocket-line as part of their fireboat drills and training

Fireboats Collection: Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw

Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw
The Massey Shaw was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight. It was fitted out with its powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London

Fireboats Collection: London Fire Brigade AFS fireboat on the Thames

London Fire Brigade AFS fireboat on the Thames
An Auxiliary fireboat on patrol in the Port of London with Tower Bridge in the background

Fireboats Collection: Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2
Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces

Fireboats Collection: LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire

LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fire
The Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935

Fireboats Collection: Engine room of LFB fireboat Massey Shaw

Engine room of LFB fireboat Massey Shaw
London fireboat engineers at work in the engine room of the Massey Shaw. Showing the Port and Starboard engines and various engine and pressure gauges behind the two firefighters

Fireboats Collection: Engine room of London Fire Brigade fireboat

Engine room of London Fire Brigade fireboat
London firefighter engineers at work in the engine room of a fireboat

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2

LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary 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

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2
The Massey Shaw fireboat, with its London Fire Brigade volunteer crew, returning to its moorings at Lambeth HQ after assisting in the evacuation of the Allied forces from the beaches of Dunkirk

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Beta at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe
Fireboat Beta alongside Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, in the Port of London, downstream from Tower Bridge. The twin funnelled Beta had a large capacity firefighting fitted monitor near its prow

Fireboats Collection: LFB Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London

LFB Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, London
Built in 1934 by J Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Massey Shaw cost £ 18, 000 to build. It was stationed at Blackfriars river station when this photograph was taken

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB Fireboat Beta III on the River Thames

LCC-LFB Fireboat Beta III on the River Thames
Fireboat Beta III facing downriver, seen from the River Fire Station at Rotherhithe (Cherry Garden Pier)

Fireboats Collection: Fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched, WW2

Fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched, WW2
A fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched

Fireboats Collection: NFS (London Region) fire float on upper Thames, WW2

NFS (London Region) fire float on upper Thames, WW2
A clinker built boat converted into a fireboat and stationed on the upper reaches of the River Thames in the London Region area

Fireboats Collection: NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2

NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2
An NFS fire tender moored off Blackfriars river station

NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2
A fireboat from R4Z river fire station, at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, on the Thames opposite Wapping. All the River Thames Formation craft were given unique identification numbers

NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2
Two fireboats of the River Thames Formation, which covered the Greater London area of the Thames, and included some eighteen fireboats and assorted fire floats and other tenders

Fireboats Collection: Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East London

Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East London
A 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

Fireboats Collection: MFB fire float and tug with river firemen

MFB fire float and tug with river firemen
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade fire float and tug with river firemen. These composite craft were introduced in 1877 by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, Chief Fire Officer of the MFB

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB self-propelled steam fireboat

LCC-LFB self-propelled steam fireboat
Introduced in 1912, one of the shallow draft self-propelled vessels which replaced the early fire tugs

A fireboat tackling a blaze on the River Thames

Fireboats Collection: NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There 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

Fireboats Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III on sea trials

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III on sea trials
Civilian marine engineers on the Beta III fireboat during her sea trials prior to being placed in operational service

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