1960 Gallery

LCC-LFB Shoreditch fire station, Hackney

Built in 1895, station B27, Shoreditch fire station, was located at 140 Tabernacle Street, near Old Street. The station's pump and pump escape are seen here on the station forecourt -- it is evident that the older style of architecture cannot accommodate the larger sized modern fire engine

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Stan Cullis with the 1960 FA Cup Winning Squad

Wolves manager Stan Cullis (centre) and his FA cup winning team with the cup at Molineux, in Wolverhampton. 28/02/01: Cullis, who managed Wolves during the club's European glory days in the 1950s, has died at the age of 85. * Cullis, a cultured centre-half and former England captain, had been living at a Worcestershire nursing home and had been unwell for some time

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GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit

The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade. The Brigade was divided into three Command areas, Northern, Eastern and Southern, each with a Command Headquarters which had a Command major control unit stationed at it. A further major control unit was stationed at Lambeth, Brigade HQ, as seen here

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