#OnThisDay in 1941, the bombing of Old Palace School, an Auxiliary Fire Service substation, was the largest loss of fire service personnel in a single incident. Researcher Paul Chiddicks has shared his great aunt Firewoman Winifred's story orlo.uk/OA5ik #FireFactsFriday

#DidYouKnow Eltham Fire Station was built in 1904 to cover part of the rapidly expanding urban area of South East London. It also included accommodation for the firefighters & their families & stables for 4 horses. More here orlo.uk/GbNA3 #FireFactsFriday LFB Greenwich

In the past cats, dogs & even goats were pets or mascots at stations. Bill, the station cat at Southwark & Winchester House lived to be 17 years old! This well-loved feline was ‘furever’ remembered in this station memorial. #FireFactsFriday

This shiny beauty is a Shand Mason steam fire engine from 1891. Steam-powered water pumps proved to be more powerful & economical than manual pumps, which needed people-power to pump water at a steady rate! Join the London Fire Brigade Museum newsletter orlo.uk/TcCW8 #FireFactsFriday

It's sculptor Gilbert Bayes' 152nd birthday this week. His work, in the Memorial Hall at our former HQ, commemorates firefighters who lost their lives protecting London.

London Fire Brigade Museum plan to open the Hall in September for Open House Festival orlo.uk/THgOM #FireFactsFriday

#DidYouKnow the current Finchley Fire Station was originally built in 1934 for the Finchley Metropolitan Borough Fire Brigade? It replaced the earlier voluntary fire brigade, formed in 1888, in Hendon Lane. More here orlo.uk/me62d #FireFactsFriday London Fire Brigade Museum LFB Barnet