A print from a disbound book of London published 1896 with another print on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.5cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
HEADQUARTERS OF THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE.
In
Southwark Bridge Road are the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade,
marked by a lofty tower, from the summit of which a constant watch is
kept. The Brigade, established in 1866, is maintained at an annual cost
to the ratepayers of about £160,000 per annum; and the area which it
protects extends over 118 square miles. There are over sixty stations,
besides sub-stations and river stations. In the course of a year some
5,000 alarms, of which, however, a large proportion are false, are
given, and from thirty to forty million gallons of water are used in
extinguishing fires. The Brigade, which is under the control of the
London County Council, numbers about a thousand officers and men, with
Commander Lionel Wells, RN., at their head.