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Images Dated 8th December 2011

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Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pump

LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Hatfield pump
Merryweather Hatfield pump, with crew. This was one of the first motorised fire engines used by the London Fire Brigade, capable of 30 mph

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crews

LCC-LFB Tooley Street fire station and its crews
Built in 1879, and located at 165 Tooley Street, this station remained operational until 1928 when the new Dockhead fire station was opened and the engines and crews transferred there

Images Dated 8th December 2011: London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone point

London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone point
In 1904 the Metropolitan Fire Brigade changed its name to the London Fire Brigade. Less than one year later it was possible for crews to call in to Southwark Headquarters from a remote point

Images Dated 8th December 2011: Fire Brigade street fire alarm call post

Fire Brigade street fire alarm call post
A passer-by pulls a fire alarm to notify the fire brigade of an incident. By the outbreak of the First World War the London Fire Brigade area was well covered with electric fire alarms

Borough of Beddington and Wallington Fire Station, Surrey

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders

LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders
The 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

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB West Norwood fire station, SW London

LCC-LFB West Norwood fire station, SW London
Located in Norwood Road, West Norwood fire station was built in 1916

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ

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

Images Dated 8th December 2011: New Chelsea Fire Station, Kings Road, London

New Chelsea Fire Station, Kings Road, London
Opened in 1965, Chelsea Fire Station was the last fire station commissioned to be built by the London County Council prior to the creation of the Greater London Council in 1965

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LFB Knightsbridge fire station, SW London

LFB Knightsbridge fire station, SW London
Opened in 1907, Knightsbridge fire station stands in Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder

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

Images Dated 8th December 2011: Metropolitan Fire Brigade car

Metropolitan Fire Brigade car
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade car. This 10-12hp car chassis was purchased in 1903 and converted in Brigade workshops to run as a first aid and firefighting tender

Images Dated 8th December 2011: GLC LFB Breathing apparatus communications set

GLC LFB Breathing apparatus communications set
Battery operated communications equipment for use with compressed air breathing apparatus sets. Microphones are fitted into the specially adapted full face masks

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-MFB Streatham fire station wireless van

LCC-MFB Streatham fire station wireless van
Whilst the new Streatham fire station was being built, a sub-station was employed to serve the local area. Seen here is the interior of the horse drawn mobile MFB wireless van that housed

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB motorised Hatfield type fire engine

LCC-LFB motorised Hatfield type fire engine
A motorised Hatfield-type fire engine. The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse-drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921

LCC-LFB Motorised Hatfield type fire engine
The London Fire Brigade was introducing motorised fire engines and the last horse drawn appliance (a turntable ladder) would be withdrawn in 1921

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LFB Southwark fire station and Brigade HQ, SE1

LFB Southwark fire station and Brigade HQ, SE1
View of the headquarters building of the London Fire Brigade with an extended turntable ladder on the right. The site was developed in 1911 when the present Southwark fire station was opened

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square

LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square
Westminster 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

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB Attending a car crash on a London street

LCC-LFB Attending a car crash on a London street
A typical street scene as the fire brigade attend a car crash in a London street. There is some passing interest but life is carrying on

Images Dated 8th December 2011: LCC-LFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London

LCC-LFB Wandsworth fire station, SW London
Opened in 1954, Wandsworth fire station is situated at 45 West Hill (where is still stands). The lack of blue flashing lights and bells on the fire engine dates the picture pre-1965

Images Dated 8th December 2011: NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

Images Dated 8th December 2011: Montage of images of parish fire pumps

Montage of images of parish fire pumps
Four examples of manual parish fire pumps. The top image is typical of the manual pump used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment

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