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George Beaumont with manual fire engine, PinnerGeorge Beaumont, Chief Officer of the Pinner Voluntary Fire Brigade, with a manual fire engine which was kept at Waxwell Lane, Pinner, having previously been housed at The Hall
LCC-MFB firefighters at West Hampstead fire stationStation 20 was West Hampstead fire station, opened in 1901 at 325 West End Road. The firemen are pictured with their horse drawn steam fire engine on the forecourt of the station
LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw
Solidarity of Labour: Labours May Day, dedicated to the workers of the world. Cartoon of 1890 by Walter Crane (1845 - 1914)
MFB Shadwell fire station, East LondonOpened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping
LCC-MFB Shadwell fire station, East LondonOpened in 1881, Shadwell fire station was located at 9 Glamis Road, Wapping
MFB Bow fire station, East LondonBow fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1868, located in Glebe Road, High Street, Bow E3
LCC- MFB Stoke Newington fire stationStoke Newington fire station was one of the last to be built by the MFB in 1886 prior to the creation of the London County Council in 1889
LCC-LFB horse drawn 75ft turntable ladder (TL)Shand Mason (Blackfriars) supplied the London Fire Brigade with this hand operated 75 foot turntable ladder on a four wheel horse drawn carriage
MFB and LCC-LFB Mile End fire station, East LondonBuilt by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1866, this station was passed to the LCC-London Fire Brigade in 1889 when the LCC was created
East Looe Beach & Banjo Pier, Greasy Pole CompetitonGreasy Pole competition on boat
Looe Station, original passenger stationOld water tower still in place at station. Good views of East & West Looe
LCC-MFB Brixton fire station, Stockwell, SW LondonBrixton fire station, located in Shepherds Lane, Ferndale Road, Brixton, built in 1867
LCC- MFB Blackheath fire stationBlackheath fire station, located at Brigade Street, Tranquil Vale, SE3 (very near the Mary Evans Picture Library), with the escape ladder stored at the side
LCC-MFB Greenwich fire stationLocated at 9 Lindsell Street on the corner of South Street SE10, Greenwich fire station was built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (a forerunner of the London Council)
Ice Skaters on Steppes Pond, near East LooePoor chap flat out & a dining chair on the ice
Hay, The Old Farm House, near LooeImage of cottage no longer in existance, repeated at 120
West Looe, Quay Rd, & Luggers from East Looe QuayCoast Guard Cottages not built, West Looe bridge access appears to be built
Lugger on Looe River passing East Looe QauysMen with their oars
Looe from Albatros area, East LooeYoung boys on quay, slipway & boat. Men at work
West Looe & Bridge from East Looe QuayNo Coastguard Corttages. House being built on hilltop
East Looe with the market gardens on the hillExcellent images of the gardens
Looe Island from Hannafore beachGirls with governess/teacher on beach
Rotherhams Watch Factory BL09921ROTHERHAMS WATCH FACTORY, Spon Street, Spon End, Coventry, West Midlands. Interior view of pinion room in watch factory, with machines. Photographed by Bedford Lemere for Waterlow & Son in 1890
Council Chamber BL10039SPRING GARDENS, Westminster. Interior of the Council Chamber for London County Council
Looe Station, original passenger stationOriginal passenger station with allotments next to it
Albatros area, East looe QuayGood detail of ship and attendant boats & people. Pre Hannafore development
UK, England, London, Cartoon from PunchCartoon from " Punch", London, 20 December 1890, commenting on the persecution of Jews in Russia
The Right Rev. Henry Philpott, D.d. Bishop Of Worcester, 1890 Engraving
LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamerShand Mason steamer ready for the turnout from Manchester Square Fire Station. This is a more powerful two-cylinder model. Water in the boiler was kept warm by a small gas ring
LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladderA horse-drawn 50ft wheeled escape ladder. These could be very quickly slipped by the crew and extended up to a window
LCC-MFB Clerkenwell fire station EC1The original Clerkenwell fire station built in 1870, located at 42-44 Rosebery Avenue, Farringdon. The station was substantially extended in 1896 and the fire engines pulled out into Farrington Road
LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, BermondseyLocated at 164-165 Tooley Street, SE1, this station still stands today although it was closed operationally in 1928 and the building sold off
LCC-MFB Horse drawn steamer and fire crewA horse drawn steamer, mainstay of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades fire engine fleet, seen here at Southwark headquarters. Only the steamer had the ability to pump and deliver water onto a fire
LCC-MFB Tooley Street fire station, BermondseyLocated at 164 -5 Tooley Street, Tooley Street fire station was opened in 1879. Seen here is the horse drawn steamer and crew on the station forecourt whilst colleagues in the station look on
MFB Deptford fire station, SE LondonBuilt for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1872, Deptford fire station was located on the site of the present Deptford fire station at 186 Evelyn Street, SE8
LCC- MFB Notting Hill fire station, West LondonNotting Hill fire station (A10) was built in 1868 by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), located at 83 Ladbroke Road
The Dhamma Shan Kyank Pya; The Rock Shown Is A Piece Of Gneiss, And The Story Goes That The Nat Thamie, Or The Daughters Of The Spirits Of The Woods
A Tale Of The Sea: Time And Tide Wait For No Man, Not Even For The Fair Miss Jones, 1890 Engraving
Official Birds Eye View Expo 1867, Paris, France, Ciceri, Eugene, 1813-1890, Lithographer
At The Railway Station: The Theatre Train, 1890 Engraving
The Late Canon Liddon, 1890 Engraving
The Cavalry Manoeuvres: The End Of The Day, Lancers Leading Their Horses Into Camp After A Long Days March, 1890 Engraving
Richard Bethell, Baron Westbury, 1800-1873, British, UK, 1890 Engraving
Grand Durbar At Darjeeling, India: Return Visit Of The Lieut.-governor Of Bengal To The Rajah Of Sikkim At Le Bong; 1. W.l. Heeley, Esq. Inspector-general Of Jails. 2. Lt.-col. Newall
Sioux war dance. Oleograph from Ratzel " The Human Race" Leipzig, c1890. Chromolithograph
Symptoms of long - term mercury poisoningSymptoms characteristic of long - term mercury poisoning. From Jules Rengade " Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes", Paris, c1890
MFB Shooters Hill fire station SE18Shooters Hill fire station was built for the MFB by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1879, located in Shooters Hill Road, SE London
The Naval Manoeuvres, With The Hostile Fleet: H.m.s. ArethUSA Homeward Bound With The Mails, 1890 Engraving
Unveiling Queen Victorias Statue In Jersey: The Unveiling Ceremony, 1890 Engraving
At Doncaster Races, A Sweepstake After Lunch, UK, 1890 Engraving
Bad Homburg Vor Der Hohe, Germany: The Stahl Spring (left), And The Louise Spring (right), 1890 Engraving
A Day With The Sketching Club At Bushey, 1890 Engraving
Joynsons Paper Mills, St. Mary Cray, Kent, UK, 1890 Engraving
Boarding House Life: 1. Sometimes There Is A Great Scarcity Of Men (on One Occasion The Proportion Was 7 To 1), The One Being In Great Request Until It Was Discovered That He Was Married. 2
Urith: A Tale Of Dartmoor, By S. Baring Gould; Urith Brought Out Her Knitting And Sat On A Stone By Him, As He Worked. 1890 Engraving
The German Manoeuvres In Schleswig-holstein: Torpedo Boats Attacking A Squadron Of Ironclads Off Flensburg, 1890 Engraving
The Cavalry Manoeuvres: The Guards On The March From Aldershot To Churn Camp, Arriving At A Watering Place, 1890 Engraving
The Burning Of The Alhambra At Granada: The Gate Of Justice, Andalusia, Spain, 1890 Engraving
The Burning Of The Alhambra At Granada: The Red Tower, Andalusia, Spain, 1890 Engraving
Monarch Of All He Surveys, A Darkey Driver At Durban, South Africa, 1890 Engraving
The Great Fire At Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece: The Homeless People Camping Out On The Outskirts Of The Town, 1890 Engraving
At The Railway Station: Sweetmeats, 1890 Engraving
The Cultivation Of Tobacco In Sumatra, Indonesia: Jungle-cutting On A High-lying Tobacco Estate, Preparatory To Planting, 1890 Engraving
Drying Sheds For Tobacco, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1890 Engraving
Malay Native Village On The East Coast Of Sumatra, Indonesia, 1890 Engraving
H. h. The Maharaja Duleep SinghH.h. The Maharaja Duleep Singh, G.c.s.i. Dalip Singh, 1838-1893, Maharaja Of Sikh Empire, India, 1890 Engraving
At The Railway Station: A Meet Of The Queens Buckhounds, 1890 Engraving
A Hasty Note At The Railway Station, 1890 Engraving
At The Railway Station: His Better Half, 1890 Engraving
On The Train: Working Their Way To The Seaside, 1890 Engraving
Road Making, And Draining The Land, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1890 Engraving
At The Railway Station: Home For The Holidays, 1890 Engraving
The Anglo-spanish Shipyards At Bilbao, Spain: The Queen Of Spain Launching The First Cruiser La Infanta Maria Terese, 1890 Engraving
The Military Exhibition Revisited: Interested Spectators, Three Generations Of Soldiers, 1890 Engraving
Bad Homburg Vor Der Hohe, Germany: The Castle, The Old Fortifications, The Carving Over The Gateway, A Lady Wearing A Traditional Dress, 1890 Engraving
Urith: A Tale Of Dartmoor, By S. Baring Gould, 1890 Engraving
The Health Of The Bride, 1890 Engraving
