Front View of the Fire of 1861.

TOOLEY STREET FIRE

Published by 1861.

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Seller: Michael S. Kemp, Bookseller, Sheerness, KENT, United KingdomMichael S. Kemp, Bookseller

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Large hand coloured engraving, 370 x 500 mm. old creases, laid down. The Tooley Street fire destroyed property to the value of 3 million pounds according to the letterpress, later estimated at £2 million, equivalent to around £235 million today. James Braidwood, the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade was killed by a falling wall while handing out their brandy rations to his men; a statue to his memory was erected in Edinburgh, the city of his birth.

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Title
Front View of the Fire of 1861.
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TOOLEY STREET FIRE
Publisher
1861.
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Michael S. Kemp, Bookseller

Sheerness, KENT, United Kingdom

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