Welcome! Thank you for coming to have a look at our "work in progress". We hope you appreciate our efforts and why we are undertaking this project, but remember, its definitely NOT FOR PROFIT and not a cheque book restoration.

This is all being done by retired LFB firemen and a few supporters who just want to keep this old lady alive and kicking.

"We are a group of retired London firemen that retain a passion for past times, the service we gave, and this fire appliance"

It is with deep sadness that we have to announce the passing of our former Chairman and founder member, Peter Russell.
Peter finally succumbed to a long-term illness and his passing is a real loss to the whole of the group who have so much to thank him, and his wife Julia for, because without their generosity and hospitality, our project would never have happened.
Peter had however been able to bear witness to the resurrection of our appliance, the AEC Merryweather turntable Ladder, registration number 240FLM, that he had driven the first day it came into service at the old C40, (LCC LFB) later B29 (GLC LFB) New Cross Fire Station in South London in 1964.
The Picture below shows Peter in 2019 back at New Cross alongside 240FLM, a treasured memory we all have of a wonderful man and former colleague.

If you are a retired London Fire Brigade fireman who has any items suitable for our use, we would really appreciate you getting in touch to discuss what you have. It might  be a photograph, a memory, a second hand story or maybe a piece of equipment which you have had laying in the shed for 30 years, we would love to hear from you and it may well be that we can put you in touch with former colleagues.