Fire mark, 47-49 High Street, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire
Introduction
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Fire mark, 47-49 High Street, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 26 May 2015
The mark dates to the time when buildings had to be seen to have been insured before firefighters would deign to extinguish a fire on the premises. Things have moved on to the point where local fire brigades will put out fires regardless of their insured status assuming, of course, that the firemen aren't on strike. The fire mark can be seen in context here Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.487566
Longitude
-0.608953