MFB at Southwark HQ and scaling ladders
A ladder cart at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade HQ at Southwark SE1. Scaling ladders were separate interlocking ladders which when placed together and secured could be used to climb up into a building or down, for example, into a ship's hold. They could also be used singly
Picture No
10534961
Media ID
46839096
Size
3638px x 4904px
(7.6MB)
Credit
©London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
London Fire Brigade Archive
Date
circa 1895
Pick your License
Drill Interlocking Ladders Scaling Southwark Squares
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > LFB
