LCC-LFB Morris-Magirus solid tyre turntable ladder
The increasing need for ladders capable of reaching beyond the scope of the standard wheeled escape saw the introduction of the fist horse drawn turntable ladder in the late 1890s. By 1920, the time of this view, the London Fire Brigade were using this style of 85 foot powered ladder
Picture No
10535346
Media ID
46853024
Size
2400px x 1766px
(2.5MB)
Credit
©London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
London Fire Brigade Archive
Date
1920
