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The Fire Lecture 2016 remembered the Great Fire of London 1666
The 6th Annual Fire Lecture was held at the
Insurance Hall during the evening of the 7th
July. Samuel Pepys, Christopher Wren, John
Evelyn, Nicholas Barbon, Robert Hubert and
Thomas Farynor, cleverly portrayed by artists of
Spectrum Drama, enthusiastically entertained
an almost capacity audience, reliving the life
and times of 1666.
James Dalton, a Director of the Association of
British Insurers, captured the plight of London
in those times, to describe how the emergence
of fire insurance and the development of
firefighting had influenced the growth, strength
and resilience of the City today. Dr Christine
Rigden, Sheriff of the City of London, brought
the lecture to a close with an address which
reinforced the value of insurance and
appropriate regulation to safeguard the City
and briefly described the City Corporation’s
initiatives to celebrate this 350th anniversary.
The Master and Wardens hosted a splendid
buffet reception afterwards for guests and
delegates who enjoyed a memorable occasion.
Photographs by: Kieran Hancock
THE FIRE LECTURE 2016
Non Aldermanic Sheriff Dr Christine Rigden
and Bruce Hoad, Master Worshipful Company
of Firefighters enjoying the play.
An audience from a great number of sectors
within the fire industry enjoying the presentation
of the play.
A REVIEW OF OUR YEAR