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Joe Nicholson
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THE FIRE FIGHTERS OF LONDON
in action
CONCERNING THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK
The collection of drawings and paintings from which a selection
has been chosen to illustrate this book have been painted in their
entirety by members of the London Fire Service, men and women.
The London Fire Service is drawn from people in all walks of
live before the war, and amongst them are a number of professional
artists, some of them well known. They have now been coordinated,
and in there spare time have placed on record for the future their
experiences in fig hting what may well be described as the greatest
fires of modern times. It is well to remember that in every picture
the fireman-artist was on duty at that particular fire at the time,
and that no picture in the whole collection has been done by anyone
who did not help in his or her way to defeat the particular fire
illustrated.
There are in all 107 paintings and drawings depicting not only
fires but the lives of the men and women in their dull moments,
their jokes, their fun--in fact, every side of the life of a very
large body of men and women who must go down in history as a
service which has at all times done its duty.
The entire collection has been sent over the pond by the British
Government. Despite the Battle of the Atlantic, Britain once again
delivers the goods to give the people of North America an
opportunity not only to see the art of war-time England, but the
work of a heroic civilian poplulation under fire. If this exhibit
does nothing more than show how the horrors of modern warfare have
failed to break the morale of the people of England, it will have
been worth while.
This exhibit of painting is now going on tour throughout the
United States and Canada.
For the benefit of those fortunate enough to view this exhibit
the following pages contain a complete list of the paintings and
their artists. 1941
OIL PAINTINGS
Auxiliary fireman
unless otherwise noted
----------------------
1. A Member of the W.A.F.S B. Halistone
2. Hampton's Rudolf Haybrook
3. Going to It Turpin
4. Firemen's Gear Paul Dessau
5. Sleep Paul Dessau
6. Dockland, September, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
7. View of the East End from the
Tower of a Fire Station Turpin
8. Fire Among Ruins Matvyn Wright
9. Cheapside, November, 1940 Leonard Rosoman
10. Portrait of an Auxiliary Fireman Norman Hepple
11. Fire Glow over the East End Matvyn Wright
12. Fireman J. Claughton Paul Dessau
13. Red Waring up -- Waiting for the Call Norman Hepple
14. Fireman's Nightmare Paul Dessau
15. Westminster City Hall, 29th December, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
16. Incendiaries on a Common London, S.W., 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
17. Fire Among Debris Matvyn Wright
18. Saving St. Paul's, December, 1940 Reginald Mills
19. Cooling Down, off Tottenham Court Road Rudolf Haybrook
20. Pavement Artist and Auxiliary Fireman Norman Hepple
21. In the East End, November, 1940 Reginald Mills
22. Auxiliaries at Practice Paul Dessau
23. Fore Street in the City F.T.W. Cook
24. Paternoster Row, December, 1940 H.N. Manwaring
25. Self Portrait Paul Dessau
26. Burning Gas Mains, December, 1940 Paul Dessau
27. Southwark Street, December, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
28. London Regional Control Matvyn Wright
29. Self Portrait Miss Prunella C. Pott, W.A.F.S
30. Convoys Paul Dessau
31. Auxiliary on a Branch in Gas Kit Leonard Rosoman
32. Auxiliary Fireman Jack Marshall Matvyn Wright
33. "I am a Man of Peace" (Hitler) Rudolf Haybrook
34. Sunday, 29th December, 1940 Paul Dessau
35. Dead End, Western Region, May, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
36. Dockland, September, 1940 Paul Dessau
37. Three Nights without Sleep Rudolf Haybrook
38. View of the City from the West End,
29th December, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
39. A Welcome Break Turpin
40. Thames Estuary, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
41. Fireboat "Massey Shaw" leaving
Dunkirk, June, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
42. The Fire Blitz, London, 29th December,
1940 Leslie Carr
43. Rescuing a Trapped Comrade from a Bombed
Fire Station, 7th October, 1940 (Official) Rudolf Haybrook
44. Auxiliary Fireman Working from a Roof
(Official purchase) Matvyn Wright
45. Portrait of a Messenger (Official purchase) B. Halistone
46. Aeroplane Crash, North London, May 1940 Rudolph Haybrook
WATER COLORS AND DRAWINGS
Auxiliary fireman
unless otherwise noted
----------------------
1. A Station Officer of the Training School Rudolph Haybrook
2. Firemen in Action Reginald Mills
3. Writing to the Family Norman Hepple
4. 8 "Z" in the Old Taxi Days Richard Southern
5. Portraint of a Fireman Leonard Rosoman
6. Resting Miss J. Lowenthall, W.A.F.S
7. Auxiliaries Before the Blitz Norman Hepple
8. 20 "U" Station Miss J. Lowenthall, W.A.F.S
9. London Regional Control Norman Hepple
10. The Old Bar at 8 "Z" Richard Southern
11. Burning Church, Shadwell Rudolph Haybrook
12. 90 "Z" -- A Watchroom Rudolph Haybrook
13. An Auxiliary Fireman Leonard Rosoman
14. Seen in Hampstead Road Rudolph Haybrook
15. Getting to Work Norman Hepple
16. Docks Fire Brian Gilks
17. Dockland from Shadwell Rudolph Haybrook
18. Crowding Round the Canteen Van Miss Mary Pitcairn, W.A.F.S.
19. Auxiliary Sharpe as Grindoff in
"The Miller and His Men" Richard Southern
20. The Fireman's Lift Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
21. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
22. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
23. Wild Ride Ronald Hewson
24. Fall in Roll Call Mr. K. Kingsby Sutton
25. "We're lucky--If we weren't in this
we'd be in the Army Robert S.E. Coram
26. Down Bells Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
27. Stand Easy Rudolph Haybrook
28. "Charlie" of Whitgift House Rudolph Haybrook
29. The Barn Interior (line cut) C.H. Ree
30. Abandoned Building E. Attridge
31. Fireman Entertaining Comrades Norman Hepple
32. Crew at Drill in Gas Masks Rudolph Haybrook
33. Saving Stock at Caledonian Market
(September, 1940) Miss Prunella C. Pott, W.A.F.S
34. Dawn, "Red Bull" Wharf Brian Gilks
35. Delayed Action E. Attridge
36. Firemen in Action in the East End Brian Gilks
37. Convoy en Route Rudolph Haybrook
38. In Action E. Attridge
39. 52 "U" Sub-station, May, 1940 Norman Hepple
40. Dennis Trailer Pump at a Fire Leslie Baker
41. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
42. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
43. Sandbagging at a Sub-station Miss Prunella C. Pott, W.A.F.S
44. Dual-purpose Appliance Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
45. Fireman on a Branch Norman Hepple
46. The First of September, 1939 Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
47. No. 43 Lee in Action T. Butler
48. Cleaning Brass Before the Blitz Norman Hepple
49. 52 "U" Sub-station, July, 1940 Norman Hepple
50. Fireboat "BETA II" on Regent's Canal Stanley Froude
51. Wapping, 1940 J. Mulhern
52. Cooling Down, 1940 Matvyn Wright
53. Dockland, 1940 Leslie Baker
54. Fireman Enjoying the Sun Norman Hepple
55. Fireman with Trailer Pump Norman Hepple
56. Pump Leaving Roundabout, Greenford Leslie Baker
57. High Explosives J. Mulhern
58. Fire in Birmingham F.T.W. Cook
59. Main Yard, Headquarters Rudolph Haybrook
60. Fire in the East End T. Butler
(Illustrations)
VIEW OF CITY FROM THE WEST END, 29th DECEMBER, 1940. Pencil
drawing by auxiliary fireman RUDOLF HAYBROOK. This general view
was taken at about 11:30 at night from the roof of a tall building
in the Adelphi. Shown in the distance is St. Paul's and the area
of the City which suffered severely in that night largely due to
incendiary bombs.
RIVER FRONT, SEPTEMBER, 1940. Oil painting by auxiliary fireman
RUDOLF HAYBROOK. This painting shows a large fire on the Thames as
seen from the other side of the river. It shows a fireboat on the
left pumping the water on the conflagration, from which the heat
could be felt on the other side of the river.
IN THE EAST END, NOVEMBER 1940. Oil painting by auxiliary
fireman REGINALD MILLS. At the end of November, 1940, a series of
very large fires occurred in the East End of London, and to one of
thse fires went auxiliary fireman Reginald MIll, who is a member of
the Royal Society of British Artists and a well-know British
illustrator before the war.
This painting depicts a number of firemen standing on barges in
the canal. In the distance, to the right, is a large school where
another fire is starting up. It will be noticed that on the right-
hand side the wall was broken down by the firemen so that they
could get suction into the canal and thereby draw water to distance
fires, maybe two miles away. The officer directing the fire is
standing at the top of the ladder
in action
CONCERNING THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK
The collection of drawings and paintings from which a selection
has been chosen to illustrate this book have been painted in their
entirety by members of the London Fire Service, men and women.
The London Fire Service is drawn from people in all walks of
live before the war, and amongst them are a number of professional
artists, some of them well known. They have now been coordinated,
and in there spare time have placed on record for the future their
experiences in fig hting what may well be described as the greatest
fires of modern times. It is well to remember that in every picture
the fireman-artist was on duty at that particular fire at the time,
and that no picture in the whole collection has been done by anyone
who did not help in his or her way to defeat the particular fire
illustrated.
There are in all 107 paintings and drawings depicting not only
fires but the lives of the men and women in their dull moments,
their jokes, their fun--in fact, every side of the life of a very
large body of men and women who must go down in history as a
service which has at all times done its duty.
The entire collection has been sent over the pond by the British
Government. Despite the Battle of the Atlantic, Britain once again
delivers the goods to give the people of North America an
opportunity not only to see the art of war-time England, but the
work of a heroic civilian poplulation under fire. If this exhibit
does nothing more than show how the horrors of modern warfare have
failed to break the morale of the people of England, it will have
been worth while.
This exhibit of painting is now going on tour throughout the
United States and Canada.
For the benefit of those fortunate enough to view this exhibit
the following pages contain a complete list of the paintings and
their artists. 1941
OIL PAINTINGS
Auxiliary fireman
unless otherwise noted
----------------------
1. A Member of the W.A.F.S B. Halistone
2. Hampton's Rudolf Haybrook
3. Going to It Turpin
4. Firemen's Gear Paul Dessau
5. Sleep Paul Dessau
6. Dockland, September, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
7. View of the East End from the
Tower of a Fire Station Turpin
8. Fire Among Ruins Matvyn Wright
9. Cheapside, November, 1940 Leonard Rosoman
10. Portrait of an Auxiliary Fireman Norman Hepple
11. Fire Glow over the East End Matvyn Wright
12. Fireman J. Claughton Paul Dessau
13. Red Waring up -- Waiting for the Call Norman Hepple
14. Fireman's Nightmare Paul Dessau
15. Westminster City Hall, 29th December, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
16. Incendiaries on a Common London, S.W., 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
17. Fire Among Debris Matvyn Wright
18. Saving St. Paul's, December, 1940 Reginald Mills
19. Cooling Down, off Tottenham Court Road Rudolf Haybrook
20. Pavement Artist and Auxiliary Fireman Norman Hepple
21. In the East End, November, 1940 Reginald Mills
22. Auxiliaries at Practice Paul Dessau
23. Fore Street in the City F.T.W. Cook
24. Paternoster Row, December, 1940 H.N. Manwaring
25. Self Portrait Paul Dessau
26. Burning Gas Mains, December, 1940 Paul Dessau
27. Southwark Street, December, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
28. London Regional Control Matvyn Wright
29. Self Portrait Miss Prunella C. Pott, W.A.F.S
30. Convoys Paul Dessau
31. Auxiliary on a Branch in Gas Kit Leonard Rosoman
32. Auxiliary Fireman Jack Marshall Matvyn Wright
33. "I am a Man of Peace" (Hitler) Rudolf Haybrook
34. Sunday, 29th December, 1940 Paul Dessau
35. Dead End, Western Region, May, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
36. Dockland, September, 1940 Paul Dessau
37. Three Nights without Sleep Rudolf Haybrook
38. View of the City from the West End,
29th December, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
39. A Welcome Break Turpin
40. Thames Estuary, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
41. Fireboat "Massey Shaw" leaving
Dunkirk, June, 1940 Rudolf Haybrook
42. The Fire Blitz, London, 29th December,
1940 Leslie Carr
43. Rescuing a Trapped Comrade from a Bombed
Fire Station, 7th October, 1940 (Official) Rudolf Haybrook
44. Auxiliary Fireman Working from a Roof
(Official purchase) Matvyn Wright
45. Portrait of a Messenger (Official purchase) B. Halistone
46. Aeroplane Crash, North London, May 1940 Rudolph Haybrook
WATER COLORS AND DRAWINGS
Auxiliary fireman
unless otherwise noted
----------------------
1. A Station Officer of the Training School Rudolph Haybrook
2. Firemen in Action Reginald Mills
3. Writing to the Family Norman Hepple
4. 8 "Z" in the Old Taxi Days Richard Southern
5. Portraint of a Fireman Leonard Rosoman
6. Resting Miss J. Lowenthall, W.A.F.S
7. Auxiliaries Before the Blitz Norman Hepple
8. 20 "U" Station Miss J. Lowenthall, W.A.F.S
9. London Regional Control Norman Hepple
10. The Old Bar at 8 "Z" Richard Southern
11. Burning Church, Shadwell Rudolph Haybrook
12. 90 "Z" -- A Watchroom Rudolph Haybrook
13. An Auxiliary Fireman Leonard Rosoman
14. Seen in Hampstead Road Rudolph Haybrook
15. Getting to Work Norman Hepple
16. Docks Fire Brian Gilks
17. Dockland from Shadwell Rudolph Haybrook
18. Crowding Round the Canteen Van Miss Mary Pitcairn, W.A.F.S.
19. Auxiliary Sharpe as Grindoff in
"The Miller and His Men" Richard Southern
20. The Fireman's Lift Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
21. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
22. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
23. Wild Ride Ronald Hewson
24. Fall in Roll Call Mr. K. Kingsby Sutton
25. "We're lucky--If we weren't in this
we'd be in the Army Robert S.E. Coram
26. Down Bells Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
27. Stand Easy Rudolph Haybrook
28. "Charlie" of Whitgift House Rudolph Haybrook
29. The Barn Interior (line cut) C.H. Ree
30. Abandoned Building E. Attridge
31. Fireman Entertaining Comrades Norman Hepple
32. Crew at Drill in Gas Masks Rudolph Haybrook
33. Saving Stock at Caledonian Market
(September, 1940) Miss Prunella C. Pott, W.A.F.S
34. Dawn, "Red Bull" Wharf Brian Gilks
35. Delayed Action E. Attridge
36. Firemen in Action in the East End Brian Gilks
37. Convoy en Route Rudolph Haybrook
38. In Action E. Attridge
39. 52 "U" Sub-station, May, 1940 Norman Hepple
40. Dennis Trailer Pump at a Fire Leslie Baker
41. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
42. Humorous Drawing Ben Betts
43. Sandbagging at a Sub-station Miss Prunella C. Pott, W.A.F.S
44. Dual-purpose Appliance Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
45. Fireman on a Branch Norman Hepple
46. The First of September, 1939 Section Officer A.E.S. Peer
47. No. 43 Lee in Action T. Butler
48. Cleaning Brass Before the Blitz Norman Hepple
49. 52 "U" Sub-station, July, 1940 Norman Hepple
50. Fireboat "BETA II" on Regent's Canal Stanley Froude
51. Wapping, 1940 J. Mulhern
52. Cooling Down, 1940 Matvyn Wright
53. Dockland, 1940 Leslie Baker
54. Fireman Enjoying the Sun Norman Hepple
55. Fireman with Trailer Pump Norman Hepple
56. Pump Leaving Roundabout, Greenford Leslie Baker
57. High Explosives J. Mulhern
58. Fire in Birmingham F.T.W. Cook
59. Main Yard, Headquarters Rudolph Haybrook
60. Fire in the East End T. Butler
(Illustrations)
VIEW OF CITY FROM THE WEST END, 29th DECEMBER, 1940. Pencil
drawing by auxiliary fireman RUDOLF HAYBROOK. This general view
was taken at about 11:30 at night from the roof of a tall building
in the Adelphi. Shown in the distance is St. Paul's and the area
of the City which suffered severely in that night largely due to
incendiary bombs.
RIVER FRONT, SEPTEMBER, 1940. Oil painting by auxiliary fireman
RUDOLF HAYBROOK. This painting shows a large fire on the Thames as
seen from the other side of the river. It shows a fireboat on the
left pumping the water on the conflagration, from which the heat
could be felt on the other side of the river.
IN THE EAST END, NOVEMBER 1940. Oil painting by auxiliary
fireman REGINALD MILLS. At the end of November, 1940, a series of
very large fires occurred in the East End of London, and to one of
thse fires went auxiliary fireman Reginald MIll, who is a member of
the Royal Society of British Artists and a well-know British
illustrator before the war.
This painting depicts a number of firemen standing on barges in
the canal. In the distance, to the right, is a large school where
another fire is starting up. It will be noticed that on the right-
hand side the wall was broken down by the firemen so that they
could get suction into the canal and thereby draw water to distance
fires, maybe two miles away. The officer directing the fire is
standing at the top of the ladder
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Rudolf Haybrook was my grandfather
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