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"Superintendent: A Journey Through History and Responsibility" From the LCC-LFB Kennington fire station in Lambeth to the bustling Whitechapel fire station

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: LCC-LFB Kennington fire station, Lambeth

LCC-LFB Kennington fire station, Lambeth
Built by the London County Council, Kennington fire station was located in Renfrew Road, Lower Kennington, South London. Seen here are its horse drawn escape ladder

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: LCC-LFB engines and crews, Whitechapel fire station

LCC-LFB engines and crews, Whitechapel fire station
Located at 27 Commercial Road, East London, Whitechapel fire station opened in 1874. It was also a superintendent station (district headquarters) and was known as Station No 27

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Prestwich Asylum, Lancashire

Prestwich Asylum, Lancashire
View of the Superintendents House at the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum, at Bury New Road, Prestwich, near Manchester, designed by Isaac Holden and opened in 1851

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI

Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI
Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta, G-ABTI, after Brackles delivery flight to begin Imperial Airways new service at Cape Town

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Hereford Industrial School Superintendent

Hereford Industrial School Superintendent Edwin Horth Date: early 1900s

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: LCC- MFB motorised senior officers car

LCC- MFB motorised senior officers car
At the turn of the century motorised transport was making its presence felt in Londons fire brigade, Seen here is Superintendent Cs Egerton

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Large group of male nurses and probable superintendent

Large group of male nurses and probable superintendent on steps of institution. Date: 1945-60

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

Captain Eyre Massey Shaw
3585769 Captain Eyre Massey Shaw; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (1830-1908) the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the London Fire Engine Establishment

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: A Workhouse Superintendent receiving an old woman into his care. 1810 (engraving)

A Workhouse Superintendent receiving an old woman into his care. 1810 (engraving)
5615937 A Workhouse Superintendent receiving an old woman into his care. 1810 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Engraved portrait of Captain Charles Burney

Engraved portrait of Captain Charles Burney
3077611 Engraved portrait of Captain Charles Burney; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Captain Charles Burney (1826-1887) superintendent of Royal Naval Hospital School, Greenwich

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Engraved portrait of Major-General W M H Dixon

Engraved portrait of Major-General W M H Dixon
3077596 Engraved portrait of Major-General W M H Dixon; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Major-General W M H Dixon (1817-1888) former superintendent of Enfield Small-Arms Factory

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Timothy Hackworth's locomotive 'Sans Pareil'

Timothy Hackworth's locomotive 'Sans Pareil'
5308510 Timothy Hackworth's locomotive 'Sans Pareil'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Timothy Hackworth's locomotive 'Sans Pareil')

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Charles Joseph La Trobe, or Latrobe, c.1880 (print)

Charles Joseph La Trobe, or Latrobe, c.1880 (print)
3432502 Charles Joseph La Trobe, or Latrobe, c.1880 (print) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Joseph La Trobe, or Latrobe, 1801-1875)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Joffre a West-Point, le des Etats-Unis; Les eleves de l'Ecole speciale... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Joffre a West-Point, le des Etats-Unis; Les eleves de l'Ecole speciale... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Joffre a West-Point, le des Etats-Unis; Les eleves de l'Ecole speciale militaire americaine, dans leur curieux uniforme, defilent devant le marechal qui salue leurs drapeaux, 1917

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Joffre a West-Point, le des Etats-Unis; Le marechal, accompagné par... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Joffre a West-Point, le des Etats-Unis; Le marechal, accompagné par... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Joffre a West-Point, le des Etats-Unis; Le marechal, accompagne par le colonel John S. Biddle, surintendant de l'Academie, suivi des officiers de l'Ecole et des officieres de la mission

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Jan Blanken Jansz. Superintendent of Waterworks, 1820-1838. Creator: Jean Augustin Daiwaille

Jan Blanken Jansz. Superintendent of Waterworks, 1820-1838. Creator: Jean Augustin Daiwaille
Jan Blanken Jansz. Superintendent of Waterworks, 1820-1838

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Carl von Dannfelt (1773-1841), officer, superintendent, 1811. Creator: Johan Gustaf Wastrom

Carl von Dannfelt (1773-1841), officer, superintendent, 1811. Creator: Johan Gustaf Wastrom
Carl von Dannfelt (1773-1841), officer, superintendent, 1811

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: The Superintendents of the Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, 1683, 1683. Creator: Adriaen Backer

The Superintendents of the Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, 1683, 1683. Creator: Adriaen Backer
The Superintendents of the Collegium Medicum in Amsterdam, 1683, 1683

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Marshal-Admiral...Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911

Marshal-Admiral...Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911
Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. [Togo was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Superintendent's office- C. N. & I. Department, 1915. Creator: Unknown

Superintendent's office- C. N. & I. Department, 1915. Creator: Unknown. Superintendent's office- C. N. & I
Superintendent's office- C. N. & I. Department, 1915

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro, U.S.Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911

Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro, U.S.Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro, U.S.Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. [Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: August Donath - Superintendent of Documents. G.P.O. 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

August Donath - Superintendent of Documents. G.P.O. 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
August Donath - Superintendent of Documents. G.P.O. 1912. [United States Government Publishing Office?]

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Elliot Woods, Superintendent of Capitol, [Washington, DC], 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Elliot Woods, Superintendent of Capitol, [Washington, DC], 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Elliot [sic] Woods, Superintendent of Capitol, [Washington, DC], 1912. [American architect Elliott Woods served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923]

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Elliot Woods, Superintendent of Capitol, [Washington, DC], 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Elliot Woods, Superintendent of Capitol, [Washington, DC], 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Elliot [sic] Woods, Superintendent of Capitol, [Washington, DC], 1912. [American architect Elliott Woods served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923]

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: William Driver, Founder of the Belvedere-Crescent Reformatory, 1856. Creator: Unknown

William Driver, Founder of the Belvedere-Crescent Reformatory, 1856. Creator: Unknown
William Driver, Founder of the Belvedere-Crescent Reformatory, 1856. Portrait of British philanthropist William Driver, founder and superintendent of the Industrial Home for Outcast Boys

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Christmas card from Newport Superintendents Office, 1937

Christmas card from Newport Superintendents Office, 1937
The GWRs Superintendents Office in Newport was the sender of this card in celebration of Christmas 1937 and the New Year of 1938

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: White Star Line - Marine Superintendent sign

White Star Line - Marine Superintendent sign
White Star Line - rare oval enamel sign Marine Superintendent White Star Line'. Reputed ex-White Star Line Marine Superintendent's Office, Princes Dock, Liverpool. 9 inches

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: RMS Titanic officer Charles Lightoller - resignation

RMS Titanic officer Charles Lightoller - resignation
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller's resignation. Letter from Charles Bartlett, Marine Superintendent of White Star Line, dated 13 February 1920 to Charles Lightoller

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Three mine workers in America

Three mine workers in America
The United Mine Workers (UMWA) had won a sweeping victory in an 1897 strike by the soft-coal miners in the Midwest, winning significant wage increases and growing from 10, 000 to 115, 000 members

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: NEWS OF VICTORIA'S DEATH

NEWS OF VICTORIA'S DEATH
The death of the Queen - press representatives obtaining the news at Osborne from Superintendent Fraser 1901

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Dr. Charles Henry Nichols, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Dr. Charles Henry Nichols, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Charles Henry Nichols, 1865-1880. Nichols, Dr. (Charles Henry), famous brain specialist, between 1865 and 1880. Acting assist. Surgeon during Civil War. Conducted a general hospital for U.S

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Carlisle Patterson, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Carlisle Patterson, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Carlisle Patterson, 1865-1880. Patterson, Carlisle, U.S. Coast Survey, between 1865 and 1880. [Civil engineer, US Navy officer

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: John D. Defrees, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

John D. Defrees, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
John D. Defrees, 1865-1880. Defrees, Hon. John D. (Government Printing Office), between 1865 and 1880. [Newspaper editor, lawyer and politician

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: H. R. Linderman, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

H. R. Linderman, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
H.R. Linderman, 1865-1880. Linderman, Hon. H.R. between 1865 and 1880. [Physician, financier: superintendent of the US Mint]

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Dr. Chastain Caldwell Forbes, 1865-1880. Creator: Mathew Brady

Dr. Chastain Caldwell Forbes, 1865-1880. Creator: Mathew Brady
Dr. Chastain Caldwell Forbes, 1865-1880. Forbes, Hon. C.C. between 1865 and 1880. [Forbes was the first superintendent of the Fourth Kentucky Lunatic Asylum near Anchorage, Kentucky]

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b / w photo)

Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b / w photo)
6015402 Pioneers in the growth in employment for women in Britain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Dr Scott (engraving)

Dr Scott (engraving)
1051296 Dr Scott (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Scott, Superintendent of the Laboratory)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Captain Charles Burney, RN, CB, FRGS (engraving)

Captain Charles Burney, RN, CB, FRGS (engraving)
1046007 Captain Charles Burney, RN, CB, FRGS (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Charles Burney, RN, CB, FRGS)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: The Gulf Stream (engraving)

The Gulf Stream (engraving)
967853 The Gulf Stream (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gulf Stream, according to the observations made under the direction of the late Professor A D)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Ground Plan of the Norwich Lunatic Asylum (engraving)

Ground Plan of the Norwich Lunatic Asylum (engraving)
2774111 Ground Plan of the Norwich Lunatic Asylum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground Plan of the Norwich Lunatic Asylum)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Tropical Gardens Battersea

Tropical Gardens Battersea
in 1863, John Gibson, Battersea Parks first Superintendent, created a mixture of exotic plants and colourful carpet bedding that started a fashion that swept across England

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Sketches at the Ben Nevis Observatory (engraving)

Sketches at the Ben Nevis Observatory (engraving)
1591153 Sketches at the Ben Nevis Observatory (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Ben Nevis Observatory)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Cartoon, A Block on the Line (Electoral Reform)

Cartoon, A Block on the Line (Electoral Reform)
Cartoon, A Block on the Line -- a satirical comment on a delay in the progress of electoral reform, with rival political parties offering to sort it out

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: William Thomas Brande (engraving)

William Thomas Brande (engraving)
815708 William Thomas Brande (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Thomas Brande ( 1788-1866)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Antoine Coiffier, Marquis d Effiat, 1581-1632

Antoine Coiffier, Marquis d Effiat, 1581-1632
Antoine Coiffier de Ruze, Marquis d Effiat, Marshal of France and Superintendent of Finances to King Louis XIII, 1581-1632

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Jean de Montaigu, superintendent of finances

Jean de Montaigu, superintendent of finances
Jean de Montaigu, vidame du Laonnais, superintendent of finances to King Charles V and VI, 1363-1409. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a sculpture in the chapel of Chateau de

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: The late Mr James Robertson, CE, Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway (engraving)

The late Mr James Robertson, CE, Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway (engraving)
1596220 The late Mr James Robertson, CE, Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr James Robertson, CE)

Background imageSuperintendent Collection: Sketches at Lloyds (litho)

Sketches at Lloyds (litho)
1596757 Sketches at Lloyds (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Lloyd s. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 October 1890)



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"Superintendent: A Journey Through History and Responsibility" From the LCC-LFB Kennington fire station in Lambeth to the bustling Whitechapel fire station, superintendents have been at the forefront of ensuring safety. With their expertise, they oversee the operations of LCC-LFB engines and crews, coordinating efforts to combat fires with precision. But their reach extends beyond firefighting. Take for instance the Prestwich Asylum in Lancashire, where a superintendent's role was crucial in maintaining order and providing care for those in need. Similarly, at Hereford Industrial School, a dedicated superintendent guided young minds towards a brighter future. In times of transportation advancements, superintendents like those who operated Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI ensured smooth journeys through skies. Meanwhile, London saw progress as motorised senior officers cars were introduced by LCC-MFB under the watchful eye of their superintendent. Not limited to gender roles either, we see a large group of male nurses alongside what is likely their superintendent - breaking stereotypes and paving new paths within healthcare institutions. Even maritime industries had superintendents like those represented by the White Star Line - Marine Superintendent sign; individuals responsible for overseeing ship operations and ensuring passenger safety. However, not all stories end on high notes. The resignation of RMS Titanic officer Charles Lightoller serves as a reminder that even seasoned professionals face challenging decisions during critical moments. Across continents too, superintendents played vital roles. In America's mineshafts where danger lurked at every corner, three mine workers relied on their experienced superintendent to navigate treacherous conditions safely. As life goes on amidst triumphs and tragedies alike, it is important not to forget those who paved our way. The funeral procession honoring Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw reverberated through London streets - paying tribute to his legacy as an exceptional superintendent whose contributions shaped modern firefighting.