Fire insurance mark on the wall of Admiral Manor
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Fire insurance mark on the wall of Admiral Manor
Image: © Marathon Taken: 19 Mar 2014
Admiral Manor dates from circa 1750 according to the plaque on its wall and nearby is its fire insurance mark. Fire insurance marks were placed on the front of the insured building as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade. For most of the 18th century, each insurance company maintained its own fire brigade, which extinguished fires in those buildings insured by the company. However, long after proper fire brigades came into being fire insurance marks were left on houses as here. A selection of images of fire insurance marks can be seen here - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fire+marks&espv=2&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=XAQqU8WLLoqi0QXYwIGQCQ&ved=0CCwQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=777
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