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Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine

LCC-LFB Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine
LCC-London Fire Brigade, Dennis motorised Hatfield fire engine with crew

Background imagePumps Collection: GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump

GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump
Introduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape

Background imagePumps Collection: Advert, Gaskell & Chambers Ltd, Bar Fitters

Advert, Gaskell & Chambers Ltd, Bar Fitters
Advert for Gaskell & Chambers Ltd (incorporated with Yates & Greenways), Bar Fitters, Manufacturers of Beer Engines and Hotel Bar Requisites, Counters, Back Fittings, Seating

Background imagePumps Collection: London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965

London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965
Spread from the short-lived but impossibly cool magazine, London Life, with a column by sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton who regularly wrote about the clothes she liked

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station and engine, London LFB150

LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station and engine, London LFB150
Red Cross Street fire station, City of London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1900

Background imagePumps Collection: LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review

LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB review
Lambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade

Background imagePumps Collection: GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk

GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk
Entering service in February 1976, the Fire Hawk was built by Watercraft of Shoreham at a cost of £ 60, 000

Background imagePumps Collection: Croydon Fire Brigade at Brigade HQ, Croydon Town

Croydon Fire Brigade at Brigade HQ, Croydon Town
The horse drawn steam pump form Croydon fire station. This was one of three stations in the Croydon Fire Brigade, the other two being Thornton Heath and South Norwood

Background imagePumps Collection: Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)

Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region)
About 1000 of the pumps were built on a Bedford chassis and most were capable of pumping water at 700 gallons per minute

Background imagePumps Collection: Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances

Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances
District Council of Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape

Background imagePumps Collection: 18th century fire engines

18th century fire engines
Various early fire engines and firefighting equipment from the 18th century Date: 18th century

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Lambeth fire station

LCC-LFB enclosed pump at Lambeth fire station
Pictured at Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1, an example of an 1930 enclosed London pump with carried breathing apparatus

Background imagePumps Collection: Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances

Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape, and a hose cart

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ
A Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London

Background imagePumps Collection: LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fire

LFB and London Salvage Corps at a serious fire
With 25 pumps attending a serious fire at Eversholt House, 163 Eversholt Street, NW1, the London Salvage Corps bring in reinforcements to deal with the effects of firefighting operations

Background imagePumps Collection: Ealing Fire Brigade with horse-drawn appliance

Ealing Fire Brigade with horse-drawn appliance
Firefighters of the Ealing Fire Brigade, West London, with a horse-drawn appliance, and a policeman standing alongside

Background imagePumps Collection: 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

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Fire King pump

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

Background imagePumps Collection: Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2

Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2
A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps

Background imagePumps Collection: LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in Fulham

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

Background imagePumps Collection: LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2

LFB wartime emergency appliance and trailer pump, WW2
A Fordson Unit and trailer pump at the London Fire Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. These were just some of the 2000 adapted vehicles utilised as AFS fire appliances

Background imagePumps Collection: Silhouette of a waitress

Silhouette of a waitress or pub barmaid, about to pour beer into a glass. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Background imagePumps Collection: Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pub

Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pub
The best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog

Background imagePumps Collection: Men Evening Dress 1893

Men Evening Dress 1893
Three variations of evening dress for 1893-4: dress tail coats with roll collar or step collar & a dress jacket. One man wears a black waistcoat & pumps the others wear white

Background imagePumps Collection: Beer is Best

Beer is Best
A satisfied looking man wearing a trilby and smoking a pipe holds a glass of beer while propping up a pub bar. Beer pumps just visible

Background imagePumps Collection: Female high jumper in orange costume

Female high jumper in orange costume
A female high jumper in an orange costume leaping over a pole

Background imagePumps Collection: Interior of the Sun Pub, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of the Sun Pub, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Costume / Boy on Tricycle

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Background imagePumps Collection: Wellington Pub Staff

Wellington Pub Staff
The barmen of The Wellington, Wood Green, London

Background imagePumps Collection: GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine
The ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station

LCC-MFB firefighters at Dulwich fire station
Opened in 1892, Dulwich fire station was located at 250 Lordship Lane

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance Building

LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance Building
Massive crowds gather to watch the London Fire Brigade fight the fire in the Prudential Assurance Company building located in High Holborn WC1, 16 June 1932

Background imagePumps Collection: West Ham Fire Brigade

West Ham Fire Brigade
A manual horse drawn fire pump belonging to West Ham Fire Brigade with a Victorian fire crew

Background imagePumps Collection: GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

Background imagePumps 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

Background imagePumps 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

Background imagePumps Collection: Advertisement for various types of steam engine

Advertisement for various types of steam engine
Advertisement for Robey & Co of Lincoln (Globe Works), London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Paris, manufacturers of various types of steam engine. circa 1883

Background imagePumps Collection: Nankeen Trousers 1818

Nankeen Trousers 1818
Pink striped waistcoat, blue tight fitting double-breasted coat with hip pocket, velvet collar, narrow tails & padded shoulders & top hat, nankeen trousers & black pumps

Background imagePumps Collection: London Fire Brigades organisation and equipment

London Fire Brigades organisation and equipment
A selection of small drawings of the events that take place in 1937

Background imagePumps Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imagePumps Collection: Oil fuelled Merryweather pump

Oil fuelled Merryweather pump

Background imagePumps Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imagePumps Collection: Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen

Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen
A Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen

Background imagePumps Collection: NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

Background imagePumps Collection: Hambledon Water Pump

Hambledon Water Pump
The old village water pump at Hambledon, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 19th century

Background imagePumps Collection: Fire crew and horse drawn pump

Fire crew and horse drawn pump

Background imagePumps Collection: Roman Fire Engine / Pump

Roman Fire Engine / Pump
Roman fire engine, consisting of two double-cylindered force pumps worked by means of a rocking beam (now lost)

Background imagePumps Collection: Woman & Dog on Beach

Woman & Dog on Beach
A young woman in a red swimsuit, with her white bulldog on the beach. A man with a black poodle looks at them admiringly

Background imagePumps Collection: Double cylinder steam fire engine made by Thomas Coates

Double cylinder steam fire engine made by Thomas Coates
A double cylinder steam fire engine, made by Thomas Coates, awarded the Champion Gold Medal at Crystal Palace, London, in 1890. Date: late 19th century

Background imagePumps Collection: Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water
Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories

Background imagePumps Collection: Green Coat & Cane 1807

Green Coat & Cane 1807
Green double-breasted cut-away coat with stand-fall collar & revers, white waistcoat, cravat & silk stockings, pale grey breeches, black pumps, top hat & fob ribbon

Background imagePumps Collection: American Roadside Gas Station and Barbershop

American Roadside Gas Station and Barbershop
American Roadside Gas Station, Hardings United Purity Stores and Barbershop Date: 1946

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station and horse steamer

LCC-MFB Dulwich fire station and horse steamer
A seven man crew from Dulwich fire station pose on the forecourt with their Merryweather steam pump

Background imagePumps Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

Background imagePumps Collection: Walsingham Village Pump

Walsingham Village Pump
The old village pump, with its brick-built housing at Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Date: 1960s

Background imagePumps Collection: C17th Fire Engine / Dutch

C17th Fire Engine / Dutch
An early fire engine in use in Holland. The first flexible hose was invented by Jan van der Heijden in 1672 in the Netherlands, and a pre-cursor of this may be shown here

Background imagePumps Collection: Young woman in a yellow dress and a yellow flower posing in a crouching position in front of a stone wall

Young woman in a yellow dress and a yellow flower posing in a crouching position in front of a stone wall Young woman in a yellow dress

Background imagePumps Collection: Young woman posing confidently in a short black dress with high heels

Young woman posing confidently in a short black dress with high heels Young woman posing confidently in a short black dress with high heels

Background imagePumps Collection: Young woman wearing hot pants, a leopard-print top and high heels, posing crouching down

Young woman wearing hot pants, a leopard-print top and high heels, posing crouching down Young woman wearing hot pants, a leopard-print top and high heels

Background imagePumps Collection: Beautiful sexy woman in black mini dress showing cleavage

Beautiful sexy woman in black mini dress showing cleavage and shiny black patent high heels stilettos sitting on window sill Model Release: Yes. Property Release: No.

Background imagePumps Collection: Two-stage air pump from 1870, historical

Two-stage air pump from 1870, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imagePumps Collection: Doll washing, Two children washing a doll with water from a water pump in a rural courtyard

Doll washing, Two children washing a doll with water from a water pump in a rural courtyard, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Background imagePumps Collection: Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, 8 June 1594, 17 November 1632

Background imagePumps Collection: Waterworks pump for drinking water supply from 1880

Waterworks pump for drinking water supply from 1880, historical woodcut, England

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical fire pump with electric drive from the 19th century

Historical fire pump with electric drive from the 19th century, Germany, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical fire pump with petrol engine from the 19th century

Historical fire pump with petrol engine from the 19th century, Germany, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical fire pump with steam drive from the 19th century

Historical fire pump with steam drive from the 19th century, Germany, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical hand-operated fire pump from the 19th century

Historical hand-operated fire pump from the 19th century, Germany, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: La pompe a feu, Passy, Paris, antique steel engraved print

La pompe a feu, Passy, Paris, antique steel engraved print, 1831

Background imagePumps Collection: La pompe a feu du Gros-Caillou

La pompe a feu du Gros-Caillou, Paris, antique steel engraved print, 1831

Background imagePumps Collection: View of the Notre-Dame bridge pump

View of the Notre-Dame bridge pump, Paris, France, 1854, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Title of Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio

Title of Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio, Amsterdam, 1672 by Otto von Guericke, Amsterdam, 1672, facsimile

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical drawing from the 19th century

Historical drawing from the 19th century, technical equipment such as a fire ladder and a pump and a portrait of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, KCB, 1830 - 1908

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical share certificate, Japanese bearer warrant

Historical share certificate, Japanese bearer warrant, German Mark, DM, Ebara Corporation, manufacturer of electrical and electronic pumps, 1994, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Background imagePumps Collection: Germany, Berlin, 13.04.1991, water pump

Germany, Berlin, 13.04.1991, water pump, Oderberger Strasse, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Three women fetching water from a pump

Three women fetching water from a pump, 1920s, Germany, Europe

Background imagePumps Collection: Illustration of a combined drainage machine with double-acting pumps by Erhardt & Sehmer in Schleifmuehle-Saarbruecken

Illustration of a combined drainage machine with double-acting pumps by Erhardt & Sehmer in Schleifmuehle-Saarbruecken, Germany, Historic

Background imagePumps Collection: Machine for pumping hot air for industrial purposes

Machine for pumping hot air for industrial purposes, manufactured by the Saechsische Motoren- und Maschinenfabrik Otto Boettger, Dresden-Loebtau, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic

Background imagePumps Collection: Historical illustration of gas engines

Historical illustration of gas engines, 19th century, standing valve engine by Gebrueder Koerting coupled with single-acting pump

Background imagePumps Collection: Electric material of the Paris Firemen

Electric material of the Paris Firemen, Electrical Pump, French weekly newspaper l'Illustration, 25th July 1900

Background imagePumps Collection: Electric material of the Paris Firemen

Electric material of the Paris Firemen, Electrical Pump, French weekly newspaper l'Illustration, 25th July 1900

Background imagePumps Collection: A farmer pumps water from a well, c

A farmer pumps water from a well, c. 1900, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

Background imagePumps Collection: aerial view of water mill shell station and vicinity

aerial view of water mill shell station and vicinity



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Pumps: A Nostalgic Journey Through London's Firefighting History" Step back in time and explore the fascinating world used by the Bedford Heavy Unit in the NFS (London Region) and GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump. These powerful machines were essential in combating fires and saving lives. In between fire emergencies, firefighters would gather at their favorite watering hole, proudly displaying their love for both beer and firefighting with the iconic sign that read "Beer is Best" from Gaskell & Chambers Ltd, Bar Fitters. The LCC-LFB Dennis motorized Hatfield fire engine was a true marvel of its time. Its sleek design and efficient performance made it a reliable asset to battle flames across London. Meanwhile, the LCC-MFB Red Cross Street fire station showcased an impressive engine that stood as a symbol of strength during London LFB150 celebrations. Long before modern technology took over, horses played a crucial role in firefighting operations. The sight of an LFB horse-drawn steamer at a contemporary LFB review evokes nostalgia for these magnificent animals who worked side by side with brave firefighters. Lambeth HQ boasted another innovative creation - the dual-purpose pump escape designed by LCC-LFB. This versatile apparatus provided both pumping capabilities and served as an escape route when needed most. Venturing beyond land-based equipment, we find ourselves admiring the GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk. This floating hero patrolled London's waterways, ready to extinguish any blaze threatening riverside communities. Not far away, Croydon Fire Brigade showcased their expertise at Brigade HQ in Croydon Town. Their dedication to protecting local residents was evident through their well-maintained appliances ready for action at any given moment. Taking us even further back into history is Richard Humphreys' masterpiece painting titled "The Boxer.

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