Peterborough Cathedral fire

Peterborough Cathedral fire Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G5K65D

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7.5 MB (206.4 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

22 November 2001

Location:

Lincoln UK

Photographer:

Haydn West

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Sub officer Lynn Betteridge, from Green Watch at Stanground Fire Station in Cambridgeshire, assessing the damage of one of Britain's oldest cathedrals following the blaze which was feared to have caused millions of pounds worth of damage. *...Smoke from the fire, which broke out at Peterborough Cathedral at about 6.40pm 22/11/01, may of affected the ornate 13th-century ceiling and the church organ. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, which had about 50 officers at the scene, said, the fire could have been worse had it not been for the quick thinking of a verger. 28/05/02 Crucial talks aimed at averting the threat of a national strike by firefighters were being held today. Leaders of the Fire Brigades Union were presenting a claim for a pay rise of around 40% to take minimum rates to , 30, 000. The union was also pressing for a 24-year-old pay agreement, which links increases to those of male manual workers, to be replaced by a new system.

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