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FIRE BRIGADE

Fire Brigade

Horse drawn fire engines races off to a call.

 VARIOUS SHOTS TRAIN JOURNEY

Various Shots Train Journey (1930-1939)

Good shots of various steam trains on a journey.

TESTING THEIR SKILL

Testing Their Skill (1930-1939)

Firemen in Calcutta show off with hoses, ladders and ropes in demonstration...

 FIRE

Fire (1905)

Horse drawn fire engines turn out to put out a burning hose.

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1961)

Training techniques and ladder exercises for firemen

FIREMEN TRAINING IN ITALY

Firemen Training In Italy (1961)

Firemen in training including lowering a man strapped to a stretcher...

FACTORY FIRE

Factory Fire (1972)

Firemen battle the flames at night in a factory fire.

 

 

MODEL FIRE TENDER

Model Fire Tender (1940)

Auxiliary firemen in Canterbury show off their model engine. Kent.

NEW MERSEY TUNNEL

New Mersey Tunnel (1968)

Building of new traffic tunnel under the River Mersey.

SOHO FIRE

Soho Fire (1969)

Fireman fight blaze in Soho, London.

JET PLANES aka LOOKS AT TOMORROW

Jet Planes AKA Looks At Tomorrow (1947)

Exteriors and interiors of various jet aircraft.

FIRE CALL

Fire Call (1952)

Good item showing how a London fire brigade responds to a call.

WOMAN ON PARAPET OF MAPLETON HOTEL - COVENTRY STREET

Woman On Parapet Of Mapleton Hotel - Coventry Street (1951)

Fire Engine hoists ladder to rescue...

LONDONS FIRE BRIGADE

Londons Fire Brigade (1940-1946)

A public display of old and new fire fighting equipment.

MODERN RESCUE APPLIANCE DEMONSTRATION

Modern Rescue Appliance Demonstration (1967)

Fire Service appliance demonstration - oxy-propane gas...

POLICE FOIL SUNDAY CLASH

Police Foil Sunday Clash (1949)

Communists, Fascists and Police clash on route of march in London.

TOM MANN ELECTED

Tom Mann Elected (1919)

Tom Mann elected as the Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.

FIREMEN KILLED IN BIG BLAZE

Firemen Killed In Big Blaze (1951)

Huge blaze at London railway warehouse - two firemen were killed.

FIRE SWEEPS LONDON CATACOMBS

Fire Sweeps London Catacombs (1949)

A fire spreads under the market in Covent Garden.

APPRENTICE ENGINEERS aka EXHIBITION OF APPRENTICES' WORK IN LONDON

Apprentice Engineers AKA Exhibition Of Apprentices' Work In London (1968)

Exhibition of...

NEW FIRE SUIT

New Fire Suit (1948)

Firemen in Luton try out new waterproof suit.

FIRE PRACTICE

Fire Practice (1952)

Firemen carry out turntable ladder drill during fire practice in Middlesex.

AIRPORT FIRE ENGINE

Airport Fire Engine (1951)

Airport fire engines react quickly to put out blazing aircraft. London...

PARIS FIRE

Paris Fire (1953)

17 firemen's barracks are alerted to cope with a blaze at a rubber tyre dump in Paris.

Selected Originals - PARIS FIRE

Selected Originals - Paris Fire (1953)

Material relating to newsreels story "Paris Fire" - 53/33

Selected Originals - PARIS FIRE

Selected Originals - Paris Fire (1953)

Material relating to newsreel story "Paris Fire" - 53/33

ENGINEER CORPS BUILD ROADS IN ALGIERS

Engineer Corps Build Roads In Algiers (1956)

Item showing Engineer Corps building, and giving...

AUSTIN GIPSY FIRE ENGINE

Austin Gipsy Fire Engine (1961)

Cornwall County Fire Service demonstrate the Austin Gipsy Fire Engine

IRISH TRAIN DISASTER  aka TRAIN WRECK

Irish Train Disaster AKA Train Wreck (1915)

Crane used to move wrecked locomotive from crash site...

THE ROYAL ENGINEERS BRIDGE BUILDING

The Royal Engineers Bridge Building (1915-1916)

Royal Engineers build a replacement bridge.

THE SEA WALL

The Sea Wall (1918)

Footage of water leaking through large sea wall.

FIRE-FOAM DEMONSTRATION IN SYDNEY

Fire-Foam Demonstration In Sydney (1967)

Sydney fire fighters watch a demonstration of the use of...

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

Steam train runs up and down on the track outside a new railway station in...

BARCELONA AGAIN!

Barcelona Again! (1938)

People of Barcelona run for shelter in an air raid then we see destruction...

IN HISTORIC COURTYARD OF VERSAILLES

In Historic Courtyard Of Versailles (1927)

President Domergue presents official colours to two...

FUNERAL OF MEMBER OF CREW OF H.29 SUBMARINE

Funeral Of Member Of Crew Of H.29 Submarine (1926)

Funeral of Bob Dalton, Chief of Engine Room on...

Selected Originals - HUGE FIRE IN NEW YORK

Selected Originals - Huge Fire In New York (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Huge Fire In...

WORLD NEWS - COLOMBIA

World News - Colombia (1956)

Exploding dynamite trucks wreck eight blocks of Colombian city of Cali.

R.E'S BUILD JUNGLE AIR STRIP

R.E's Build Jungle Air Strip (1954)

Helicopters and canoes help construction of new airstrips in...

HINDUS AND SIKHS RIOT

Hindus And Sikhs Riot (1966)

Hindus and Sikhs riot in New Delhi, India.

GIRL ON THE LINE

Girl On The Line (1967)

Jackie Hunter is first female G.P.O. telephone engineer. Hendon, London.

UNDER LONDON TRUNK TELEPHONE

Under London Trunk Telephone (1968)

A look around trunk telephone exchange in disused Underground...

FOREST FIRE CONTROL

Forest Fire Control (1948)

Forestry Commission fire brigade put out small fire in Thetford Chase Forest,...

FIRE ENGINE

Fire Engine (1951)

Model fire engine demonstrated in Brighton, East Sussex.

MOON ROCKET

Moon Rocket (1950)

Footage of Moon rocket being demonstrated as well as many working model steam engines.

RAILWAY SCHOOL

Railway School (1949)

Railway car converted into classroom for teaching rail workers about locomotive...

LEBANON PRESIDENT - FIRST PICTURES

Lebanon President - First Pictures (1943)

President Khoury of Lebanon opens a new road at Chekka Pass...

AEROPLANE CRASH - SMALL PLANE

Aeroplane Crash - Small Plane (1929)

Good shots of a small plane crashing on an American airfield (no...

NEW YORK FIRE BRIGADE

New York Fire Brigade (1896)

Turn of the Century shots of the New York Fire Brigade racing to put out a...

EASTBOURNE UXB aka EASTBOURNE UNEXPLODED BOMB

Eastbourne Uxb AKA Eastbourne Unexploded Bomb (1946)

Royal Engineers dispose of unexploded bomb in...