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Calamitous town fire devastates streets and chapels
A large blaze swept through a town destroying about one hundred and fifty homes and the chapel steeple. Many families fled to fields as flames consumed houses from Clapper-lane to the Angel. Mr Darke the schoolmaster perished in his own home while trying to rescue others. The city council and levee at St James's highlighted distress and loss as bells melted and the town lay in ashes.
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London
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Paris
Count de Staremberg
Germany
Duke de Praslin
Count Poniatowski
Poland
Westminster
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Hamilton
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Savoy Barracks
Westminter Militia
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43D Regiment of Foot
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Mary Wolfe
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Edinburgh
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Martha Bonwicke
Greenwich
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County of
Surry
Norfolk-street
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Lewis
Bath
Barbara Montague
Chelsea
Falix Stonehouse
Lincolnshire
Sir Charles Howard
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Brentford
Thomas Barrett
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Miss Matchem
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Sol
Lord Portmore
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Duke of Bolton
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Kent
Limehouse Reach
Laban
Shadwell
Leather-lane
Holboro
Norwich Castle
Thomas Weils
Norfolk
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