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THE SALAMANDER | AUGUST 2016
EDITOR
ROBERT FARQUHAR
THE CLERK
STEVE TAMCKEN
DESIGN
COLIN SIMPSON
WEB SITE
The Worshipful Company
of Firefighters
The Insurance Hall
20 Aldermanbury
London EC2V 7GF
Phone: 0207 600 1666
Fax: 0207 600 1666
© Worshipful Company of Firefighters 2016
Cover picture is the New Master 2016-17 Bruce Hoad
with Janice, the Mistress Firefighter. Bruce is an
author of the WCoFF new publication “The Great Fire
of London 1666” which is due to be published as you
receive this Newsletter.
FROM THE MASTER 3
COMMON HALL 2016 4
OUR MEMBERS 5
OBITUARIES 6
IPM RON MURRAY’S REFECTION 7
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666
Liveryman Dr Peter Mansi takes a forensic
cold-case review at the papers from the time 21
LORD MAYOR’S SHOW 12
BLITZ REMEMBERED 13
MEET THE FIREFIGHTERS 14
JAILED & BAILED 15
GATWICK VISIT 16
TOWER OF LONDON VISIT 17
FIRE BREAK PRESENTATION 18
FIRE LECTURE 19
LFB FIRE CADET AWARDS 20
NEWS DESK:
COMPANY BUSINESS:
REFLECTIONS:
FORMAL EVENTS:
FIRE INDUSTRY BALL 8
St. FLORIAN INSTALLATION BANQUET 9
CITY DINNER 10
MASSEY SHAW DINNER 11
A REVIEW OF OUR YEAR:
FEATURE:
FIRE BRIGADE NEWS:
NEWS SNIPPETS 24
CLERK’S OFFICE:
MEMORABILIA 25
FROM THE CLERK 26
DIARY 27
COVER IMAGE:
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