Fire Insurance Plaque
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Fire Insurance Plaque
Image: © Andy Farrington Taken: 25 Mar 2012
Closer view of this fire insurance plaque on a dwelling in Bank Street, Wigtown built in the second half of the 18th century.Image Fire insurance marks were lead or copper plaques embossed with the sign of the insurance company, and placed on the front of the insured building as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade. They are common in the older areas of Britain's and America's cities and larger towns. They were used on the eighteenth and nineteenth century in the days before municipal fire services were formed. The UK marks are called 'Fire insurance plaques' and the first to use the mark was the Sun Fire Office before 1700. This example is number 546985 and is originally from the Sun Fire Office. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_insurance_mark.
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Image Location
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54.869006
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-4.441169