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Thursday 14 May 2020
Significant Fires
1598:
409 houses
–
total loss £150,000 (£39,000,000 today)
–
Snell
1612:
600 houses
–
total loss £200,000 (£52,600,000 today)
–
Snell
1661:
45 houses
–
total loss £2,770 (£523,000 today)
–
Snell
1676:
3 houses
–
Snell
1726:
5 houses
–
Boyce
1730:
15 houses
–
Snell
1731:
298 houses
–
total loss £60,000 (£14,000,000 today)
–
Snell
1738:
10 houses
–
Boyce
1739:
10 houses
–
Boyce
1751:
10 to 12 houses
–
Boyce
1762:
20 houses
–
Snell
1773:
5 houses
–
Boyce
1785:
47 houses
–
total loss £2,000 (£316,000 today)
–
Snell
1788:
20 houses
–
Boyce
Current cost equivalents calculated with the Bank of England's
Inflation Calculator
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"Woeful News" - The 1612 Fire Account
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