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THE SALAMANDER | AUGUST 2016
EDITOR
ROBERT FARQUHAR editor@firefighterscompany.org
THE CLERK
STEVE TAMCKEN clerk@firefighterscompany.org
DESIGN
COLIN SIMPSON design@firefighterscompany.org
WEB SITE
www.firefighterscompany.org
@LondonFire1666
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
NEWS DESK:
FROM THE MASTER 3
COMPANY BUSINESS:
COMMON HALL 2016 4 OUR MEMBERS 5 OBITUARIES 6
REFLECTIONS:
IPM RON MURRAY’S REFECTION 7
FORMAL EVENTS:
FIRE INDUSTRY BALL 8 St. FLORIAN INSTALLATION BANQUET 9 CITY DINNER 10 MASSEY SHAW DINNER 11
A REVIEW OF OUR YEAR:
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
FEATURE:
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666
Liveryman Dr Peter Mansi takes a forensic cold-case review at the papers from the time 21
FIRE BRIGADE NEWS:
NEWS SNIPPETS 24
CLERK’S OFFICE:
MEMORABILIA 25 FROM THE CLERK 26 DIARY 27
COVER IMAGE:
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.
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