Fire Mark - Thame, Oxon
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Norfolk12
N 51° 44.782 W 000° 58.536
30U E 639753 N 5734768
A Fire Mark Plaque on this old cottage in the High Street, Thame.
Waymark Code: WMARBJ
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/17/2011
Views: 7
The website below details the insurance company this Fire Mark belongs to:
'The Salop Fire Office Firemark.
When this company started trading, persons who transferred insurance from another company were given free policies; otherwise a charge of 8s. 6d was made, which covered the cost of the policy and firemark over and above the premium.
The emblem shows the arms of Shrewsbury - 3 leopard heads.'
The figures underneath would represent the insurance number.
Type of Historic Marker: Fire Mark
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Salop - (1780-1890)
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Age/Event Date: Not listed
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