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Firemen fighting a fire at a timber yard, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)
Firefighters donning smoke helmets, Farringdon Street rubber works, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press
Fire engine, late 19th century
Burning of Covent Garden Theatre, 1856 (1897). From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]
The Night Alarm, The Life of a Fireman, 1854. Artist: Nathaniel CurrierThe Night Alarm, The Life of a Fireman, 1854
Steam fire-engine going to a riverside fire, London fire brigade, 1890. Artist: WB MurraySteam fire-engine going to a riverside fire, London fire brigade, 1890. A print from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1890
Fireworks at Green Park, St Jamess, April 27th, 1749Fireworks at Green Park, St James s, April 27th, 1749. The Grand Whim for Prosperity to Laugh at: Being the night view of the royal fireworks as exhibited in the Green Park
A Night Alarm, 1886. Artist: Julian AshtonA Night Alarm, 1886.Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886)
Fire in Moscow, Russia, 1872. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow
Riots in Paris, 1897. Artist: Henri MeyerRiots in Paris, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd July 1897
English firemen going to an emergency, 1897. Artist: Henri MeyerEnglish firemen on their way to a fire, London, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th December 1897
Fire engine on the way to a fire, Paris, 1896. Artist: G BussonFire engine on the way to a fire, Paris, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd May 1896
Fire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniFire at the Opera, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1894
Death of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Artist: Frederic LixDeath of Sergeant Bauchat, Rue de Reuilly, Paris, 1894. Gaston Bauchat was a Sergeant in the Paris fire brigade who was killed in an explosion on 11th February 1894
A balloon on a roof, 1894. Firemen trying to come to the aid of a balloonist who has crash landed on a roof. Illustration in Le Petit Journal, 1894
Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonFire in London, 1808. Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London, burning, on 3 March 1791, after the mills were set alight by arsonists
Fire in London, 1791. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonFire in London, 1791. The building on fire was Albion Mills, a corn mill erected by Matthew Boulton at the foot of Blackfriars Bridge in 1786
Eyre Massey Shaw, British firefighter, 1871. Artist: Carlo PellegriniEyre Massey Shaw, British firefighter, 1871. Captain Shaw (1830-1908) was head of the London Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1861-1891. Cartoon from Vanity Fair. (London, 3 June 1871)
Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas BocklerFire engine. From Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving
Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Artist: Isaac de CausFire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Engraving
The Last Fast Thing, 1866. Artist: George du MaurierThe Last Fast Thing, 1866 Women who attempted to enter the public sphere of men were often labelled fast. Here, Punch takes a dig at such women, showing an entirely female fire crew