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Devastating City Fire Destroys Haberdashers Hall and More
A major blaze in Gresham Street London destroyed the Haberdashers' Company hall and damaged surrounding premises. The fire, starting in a carpet warehouse jointly run by Tapling and Hellaby, doomed the hall, offices, and linked buildings, with losses estimated at over £100,000 and 300 people suddenly unemployed. Fire brigades battled the flames for hours, saving some paintings while roof and interiors were gutted.
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Gresham-street
London
Haberdashers’ Company
Messrs
Tapling
Messrs. Hellaby
Grinling Gibbons
William Adams
Robert Aske
Newport
Shropshire
Hoxton
Hooper
Alfred Hooper
Hellaby
John Weston
New River Company
Gerrard
Watling-street
Whitecross-street
Bishopsgate
Southwark-bridge-road
Ooley-Street
Wellclose Square
Wood-street
Hugh Jones
Messrs. Tapling
Wood Street