Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars river fire station

The Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London. Showing river firemen working the large single monitor and discharging a vast jet of water across the River Thames. The picture is taken from the river: the portholes indicate the location of the engine and pump room whilst the square windows indicate the crew accommodation

Accommodation Blackfriars Embankment Fireboat Fireboats Massey Monitor Moored Portholes Pumping

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