International Firefighters' Day
May 4th marks International Firefighters Day. We are lucky enough to have various beautiful films of firefighters in our archive; from test demonstrations to clips of real fires that mark historic occasions across London.
Films in this gallery
Borough of Heston and Isleworth Fire Brigade Display
Amateur film of a display by the Borough of Heston and Isleworth Fire Brigade.
Action Call Croydon Fire Brigade
Copy of a 1911 film about the Croydon Fire Service. The first intertitle introduces a 1911 display of a fire…
Merton & Morden Auxiliary Fire Service 1939-1941
The film of the Morden and Merton Auxillary Fire Service during WWII follows a Percy Porker cartoon 'The Fireman Goes…
Barking Library Fire
Film of a devastating fire at a library in Barking.
Topical Budget: £100,000 Damage! 1,500 Out-Of-Work!, Chiswick (1928)
40 fire engines unsuccessfully battle a raging fire that destroyed a wallpaper factory in Chiswick.
Fire! October 1963
Overview shots of an unidentified London street fire.
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