From the Sub Fire Station 6W, Cheyne Place. Died in a fire which took the lives of seven firemen, known as "The Wednesday".
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
From the Sub Fire Station 6W, Cheyne Place. Died in a fire which took the lives of seven firemen, known as "The Wednesday".
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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