The Bulls Head Inn Plaque - South Street, Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Dragontree
N 50° 41.152 W 002° 06.583
30U E 562891 N 5615271
This historical plaque appears on the present-day Lloyds Bank building in Wareham.
Waymark Code: WM9YRK
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/18/2010
Views: 2
The plaque reads:
'Site of
The Bulls Head Inn
where the
great fire of Wareham
commenced
July 25th
1762.'
Further information is available on the website below:
'On Sunday July 25th 1762 a fire broke out in the back of the Bull's Head, South Street, in the centre of the town, turf ashes had been thrown on a dungheap. Thanks to a recent drought and a favourable wind two thirds of the town was destroyed (over 140 buildings).
After that time no thatches were allowed in the town. Where you see thatched houses today marks the boundary of the fire.
The Georgian architecture of Wareham is a direct result of rebuilding after the fire.'
Type of Historic Marker: Green Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Wareham Town Council
Age/Event Date: 07/25/1762
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