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The Company has appointed
Court Assistant David Holt to the
position of Honorary Archivist.
Assisted by our Beadle, John
Norris, he is endeavouring to
expand our register of documents
over the last 30 years, covering
the formation and growth of the
BOOKS & MEMORABILIA
8” Coupe Plate
Plate depicting a scene of the Great Fire looking towards St Paul’s
from beneath London Bridge The image is a coloured aquatint after a
painting by Phillipe-Jacques De Loutherbourg (1740 -1812)
The plates are limited to an edition of 100 with an authentication
certificate signed by The Master
£55 Including P&P
First Day Cover Stamps
The Worshipful Company of Firefighters First
Day Cover of Great Fire stamps postmarked
with a specially commissioned hand stamp
which is exclusive to the Worshipful Company of
Firefighters.
The covers are limited to an edition of 350 and
signed by The Master. The first day of issue was
2nd September 2016.
The 2 stamp set: £10 + £4 P&P
Wenceslaus Hollar Print
As part of our contribution to the commemoration of
the 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of London,
Liveryman Jeanne Brinton commissioned a limited
edition print showing two views of the City of London,
before and after the Great Fire. The views were
drawn by the Czech artist Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 -
1677) and the original is held by the British Museum.
£19.50 Including P&P
Great Fire of London Book
Paperback - £16.66 + P&P
Hardback - £24.99 + P&P
Faux Leatherbound - £166.60 + P&P
All profits from its sale will be donated to the Worshipful Company of
Firefighters Charitable Trust.
Guild into our current Company.
To this end David and John are
anxious to see any documents
that touch on the history of the
Company with a view to copying
them electronically and preserving
them for any historian who might
wish to write a definitive history of
the Company. These documents
include, but are not limited to,
correspondence, accounts of
Company events, early Company
publications and photographs of
events. Please contact David at
if
you are able to help.
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