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Firemen try to dampen down the fire following the destruction of The Corporation Granary in Bristol Docks following the Luftwaffe air raid on the city.night. January 1941
Fireman at a sub station in London, after it was hit in The Blitz of World War Two. They wrestle with a vehicle, trying to move it
Civil Defence stand down in Hyde Park, London. Driver Teer, of B 13 Tottenham fire Force, giving his fire engine a last minute polish as they wait in the rain for the march past
A member of the The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) in London. The world war two blitz on Britain by Germany lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941 Picture taken 23rd May 1941
A member of The National fire Services in London. World War Two. The officer sends a musical calling from his bugle. **note: some paint on this image** Picture taken 15th October 1942
In the ruins of the City of London, Redcross Street Fire Station have made an excellent garden which now includes Apple Trees
Fireman breaking down the ice at a Fire Station in world War Two. Possibly London. Water is needed night after night to tackle the fires bought on by the many German air raids over Britain
St Thomas Street, Southwoark, South London, members of the The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) warm their hands. The world war two blitz on Britain by Germany lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941
Competition Steel Piping V Rubber lined hose at Hackney Marshes. Fire force staged a competition between the E Division (steel pipe) and B division hose on Hackney Marshes, London
Members of The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) hard at work as walls, during World War Two. It is possible this team is from London
The ladies in the control room of The London Fire Service central HQ. They monitor and control and co-ordinate the use of fire engines, across the capital, during this time of The Blitz
Refreshment served by a lady from the The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), to a fireman tackling one of many fires across London in The Blitz of World War Two. Picture taken circa 12th May 1941
Fire services training with their pumps and hoses. Possibly London and The River Thames, as the world war two German blitz took a hold on Britain
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) makes her way to a mobile canteen for a well deserved refreshment, whilst her colleagues prepare to put out a small fire
Firemen The London Fire Brigade, taking a well earned break with some sandwiches, during another call out during The Blitz of London
Firemen The London Fire Brigade, after successfully putting out a South East London fire during The Blitz of World War Two
A fireman from The London Fire Brigade. Name unknown. No actual date for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 29th December 1940, which was the height of the Blitz on London
Firemen The London Fire Brigade. Checking their oxygen masks during the Blitz on London. World War Two.. No actual date for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 29th December 1940
Rescue squad at work amongst the debris of a wrecked pub in South Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, after a Nazi Luftwaffe. Original caption suggests the picture was taken in " Sth Street "
V2 rocket incident at Middlesex Street, Aldgate, showing extent of damage. Pictured, NFS searching among the smouldering wreckage. 10th November 1944
Recent V bomb attack at Farrant Avenue, Lordship Lane Wood Green, on 3rd March 1945. Pictured, extent of damage. NFS at work and the use of rescue dogs. March 1945
Members of the Fire Service during exercise. They are playing Ring the Stick, cheered on by their fellow firemen on the balconies
Liverpool, Merseyside, during The Blitz. Picture taken 3rd January 1941
Firefighters attend the scene of devastation at the Valiant, the Port of Hull Societys Seamans Hostel in Carr Lane which was heavily damaged in a German air raid. 8th May 1941
The Fire Services in training at Everton Terrace. Liverpool. Merseyside. Everton Terrace Police Station was a sub station of Prescot Street Bridewell the then Headquarters of B Division
The AFS go about their training. World War Two. Hull Yorkshire. Caption suggests they are taking part in one kind of contest
The fire services on standby in South Wales, possibly Cardiff during The Second World War. Cardiff, Swansea were hit badly in the World War Two, due to their locations near ports, oil
The Mayor of Swansea, (Councillor Tom James) handing out tea to The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) men from the mobile canteen donated to Swansea from The Canadian Teachers Association
Hull, Yorkshire, during World War Two. There are no details or date available for this picture. It shows officials inspecting a motorised contraption
Gallant London Fire Service. During a recent air raid incendiary bombs fell in London causing some fires which were soon extinguished by the splendid work of Londons firemen
Fireman at Cheapside, centre of London, during another night of air raids from the German Luftwaffe. They are pictured removing a casualty from the debris. A car is on fire in the background
The third night of air raid attacks on Swansea, Wales. 22nd Wales 1941
Scenes in Cardiff following an attack by Nazi raiders. Circa 1941
The National Fire service, (NFS) and Civil Defence (CD) break for tea to gather their thoughts and strength, before resuming their search for signs of hope amongst the ruins of a block of flats
Firemen hosing the smouldering ruins of a factory, whilst still searching for people and bodies who may be laying under flats. They work by the light of their flares, well into the night
Fire and rescue work under way at Montford Place, Kennington, London after a V1 flying bomb attack on the night of 8th July 1944
Firemen lower an injured man from the roof after rescuing him from the debris follow a V1 attack on Great Dover Street, Southwark, London during the Second World War. 16th June 1944
Destruction by fire of three stacks and a farm wagon laden with sheaves of corn near a town in North East England, investigated by police who hold the theory that incendiary bombs dropped by enemy
Rescue work under way at Fairfax Road, Harringay, London after a V1 flying bomb had crashed in a residential area on 10th December 1944
Flying bomb incident at Arundel Road, Leytonstone, London. Scene in the south of England very soon after a flying bomb had crashed
New recruits to the Derby Auxiliary Fire Brigade watching a fire-drill at Haslams old foundry. 15th September 1939
Members of the Esher Auxiliary Fire Service parade with their Coventry Climax pump at a demonstration of civil defence and ARP procedures at Sandown Park April 1939
Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service seen here during a demonstration of civil defence at Sundown Park. April 1939
Snow scenes at Tees Marine Dry Dock. 14th February 1978
A Whirlwind tore and mauled its way across London, tossing people, roofs, cars and trees out of its path as it howls through the night sky
A scene of chaos and confusion as firemen turn the hose on a demonstration of unemployed workers organised by the National Unemployed Workers Movement (NUWM)
Firemen of Birmingham prepare for the visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to Birmingham, Midlands, England. Picture circa 23rd March 1887
St Godrics Roman Catholic Church in Durham City, which was engulfed by flames. Sections of the church roof collapsed. 14th January 1985
