Firemen Gallery

Firefighters, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991

Lostwithiel firefighters gather for the retirement of three of their number in 1991. Standing, from left to right: Terry Sandercock, Karl Bowden, Francis Doney, Neil Savage, Malcolm Hicks, Peter Rowe, Ian Chanter, Jonathan Abbiss, Peter Ashwin. Seated, from left to right: Dave Couch, retiring; Dave Abbiss, retiring; Vic May, Station Officer; Jon Daniell, retiring. Photographed at the fire station on Bodmin Hill. In 1992 a new fire station was built on the old cattle market site. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

© RIC, photographer Jonathan Barker

LCC-LFB Fire display at Brigade HQ Southwark

The London Fire Brigade encouraged, for very many years, a good public image by opening its doors to the public to special fire brigade displays. On Saturday afternoons, during the summer months, it was a regular feature to see displays at the Southwark Headquarters. As the picture shows it drew large, and frequently a boater-hatted, crowds. A motorised fire engine works two firefighting jets, while a turntable ladder is fully extended to the top of the drill tower. Where there was space to stand and watch the public took every opportunity to do so

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2

With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS. It covered an area similar to Greater London today. The region was divided into five districts, with Lambeth as Regional Headquarters, although each district also had its own headquarters. The NFS returned to local authority control in 1948

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library