On Saturday, 24 September 2022, the Friends of the London Fire Brigade Museum hosted a fire appliance spectacular at Shoreditch Fire Station as the culmination of the LFB’s involvement with the 20th Anniversary of London Design Week and The Running Towards exhibition. We were asked by the Head of Branding & Events if we could […]
It was such a great day at Norbury Fire Station, the Friends were overwhelmed by the number of people that came though the Stations doors. We had lots of visitors to our stand enquiring about when the new Museum was going to be open, we said to to join our Facebook group and keep an […]
Barking Fire Station Open Day – 16 July 2022
The Friends had a great day meeting people in the Barking community at Barking Fire Station’s Open Day We had a lot of questions and interest about the plans for the new Museum and it was great to be able share our news in person. We met Barking & Dagenham’s Mayor, who used our selfie […]
‘The Running Towards’
For one day only on Saturday 24 September, The Friends of the London Fire Brigade Museum with the London Fire Brigade, will showcase a collection of vintage fire appliances and uniforms, representing the design evolution from the inception of the London Fire Brigade to the present day. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the London […]
The Dennis F106 Fire Appliance
All about the Dennis F106
The Siege of Sidney Street – January 1911
The Siege of Sidney Street on 3 January 1911 is a well known event in London’s history, in which two armed Russian anarchists – one believed to be known as Peter the Painter – took refuge in a house at 100 Sidney Street, Stepney who, together with others, had murdered three City of London policemen a fortnight earlier while robbing a jewellers shop in Houndsditch.
Croydon Fire Station Open Day – August 2019
Huge interest in the future of the London Fire Brigade Museum at the Croydon fire station open day.
Committee Members, Nigel Saunders and Gary Lewington attending a very successful Open Day at Chelsea Fire Station.