The Pound House, Longhope
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The Pound House, Longhope
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 3 Nov 2012
The Pound House on Old Monmouth Road in Longhope catches the eye with the inscribed stone Image] below the upstairs window. The inscription reads: "THE POUND HOUSE destroyed by FIRE 19th October 1851 was REBUILT for HANNAH BRIGHT Aged 71 years by the NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE" When the Norwich Union was founded at the end of the eighteenth century it had its own fire brigade to tackle fires in properties owned by those with an insurance policy with them. The last private fire brigade was in Worcester and it closed in 1929. Insured buildings would be identifiable with a small plaque.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.867173
Longitude
-2.453222