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- Archives and manuscripts
Fires in cars
Date: 1983-1986Reference: SA/CAP/E/8/4Part of: Child Accident Prevention Trust- Archives and manuscripts
Fires and Explosions: Scenarios
Date: 1986-1987Reference: SA/TIH/B/2/84/2/6/4Part of: Tavistock Institute of Human Relations- Archives and manuscripts
Fires and Explosions: General
Date: 1986-1987Reference: SA/TIH/B/2/84/2/6/2Part of: Tavistock Institute of Human Relations- Books
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Fires improv'd: or, A new method of building chiminies, so as to prevent their smoaking ... / Made English and improved by J.T. Desaguliers. By whom is added, the manner of making coal-fires, etc.
Gauger, Nicolas, approximately 1680-1730Date: 1736- Books
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Fires improved: or, a new method of building chimnies, so as to prevent their smoking. In which A Small Fire, shall warm a Room much better than a Large One made the Common Way. And the Method of altering such Chimnies as are already Built, so that they shall perform the same Effects. By Monsieur Gauger. Made English from the French original. By J. T. Desaguliers, L. L.D. and F.R.S.
Gauger, Nicolas, approximately 1680-1730.Date: [1736]- Books
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Fires improv'd: being a new method of building chimneys, so as to prevent their smoaking: in which a small fire, shall warm a room better than a much larger made the common way. With the manner of altering such chimneys as are already built, so that they shall perform the same effects... / Written in French, by Monsieur Gauger: Made English and improved by J.T. Desaguliers... By whom is added, the manner of making coal-fires... The whole being suited to the capacity of the meanest workman.
Gauger, Nicolas, approximately 1680-1730.Date: 1715- Books
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Fires improv'd: being a new method of building chimneys, so as to prevent their smoaking: in which A Small Fire, shall warm a Room better than a much Larger made the Common Way. With the manner of altering such Chimneys as are already Built, so that they shall perform the same Effects. Illustrated with Cuts. Written in French, by Monsieur Gauger: made English and improved, by J. T. Desaguliers, M. A. F. R. S. By whom is added, the manner of making coal-fires, as useful this new-way, as the wood-fires propos'd by the French author, Explain'd by an Additional Plate. The whole being suited to the Capacity of the meanest Work-Man.
Gauger, Nicolas, approximately 1680-1730.Date: [1715]- Books
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Fireside science : a series of popular scientific essays upon subjects connected with every-day life / by James R. Nichols.
Nichols, James R. (James Robinson), 1819-1888.Date: 1872- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence on fires in cars
Date: 1983-1984Reference: SA/CAP/E/8/4/1Part of: Child Accident Prevention Trust- Archives and manuscripts
Papers relating to the death of a child in a car fire
Date: 1986Reference: SA/CAP/E/8/4/2Part of: Child Accident Prevention Trust- Books
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The chronological remembrancer. Being an historical register of all the remarkable battles, sieges, Treaties, Conspiracies, Invasions, Massacres, Rebellions, Tryals, Executions, Plagues, Fires, Earthquakes, Comets, Eclipses, Storms, Revolutions, Births, Marriages, Coronations, preferments, deaths, and other memorable occurences, that have happened since the Creation to this Time, throughout the whole world; but more particularly Ireland and England.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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How to deal with different kinds of fires : some hints / by Sidney G. Gamble.
Gamble, Sidney G.Date: 1918- Books
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The remembrancer: being an historical register of the most remarkable battles sieges treaties Conspiracies Rebellions Massacres Tryals Executions Plagues Fires Earthquakes Comets Eclipses Storms and other memorable occurrences in Great Britain, and even throughout Europe, from William the Conqueror, to the present year 1739. With an alphabetical index for readily finding out the very Day of the Year when they happened; as well as the Births, Marriages, Coronations, Deaths, &c. of the Sovereign Princes.
Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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The great fires of Quebec.
Date: [1845?]- Books
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London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and its environs. Containing, An accurate, succinct, and interesting Account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical Events, Treasons, Fires, Public Executions, Remarkable Murders, and singular Robberies. Critical Observations on the public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed, Notes, Additions, and Observations; and four capital plates. By Mr. John Wallis.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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Admirable curiosities, rarities and wonders in Great Britain, and Ireland. Being an Account of many Remarkable Persons and Places; and likewise of the Battles, Sieges, Earthquakes, In undations, Thunders, Lightnings, Fires, Murders, and other considerable Occurrences, and Accidents for several hundred Years past. With the Natural and Artificial Rarities in every County, and many other observable Passages. As they are recorded by credible Historians of former and latter Ages. With pictures of divers memorable passages. By R.B.
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.Date: 1718- Books
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Various methods to prevent fires in houses and shipping, and for preserving the lives of people at fires, with an account of remarkable accidents by fire, in different Parts of the World, selected historically, for the space of One Hundred and Eight Years, to this present Period: Wherein The Negligence, of Architects and Builders, in constructing Buildings in Town and Country, is pointed out: and Shewing, That the Encouragement of Arts and Sciences is a public Benefit to those Commercial Islands. With Abstracts from the last Act of Parliament, to regulate Buildings, and prevent Fires in London. Necessary to be known in all Families, from the lowest Peasant to the highest Peer in the Realm. Approved by the Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Archives and manuscripts
Grass fires
Date: c.1894-1899Reference: RAMC/1242/2/20Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Books
Industrial solvents and flammable liquids / Fire Protection Association.
Fire Protection AssociationDate: 1959- Books
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Historical remarks and observations upon the ancient and present state of London and Westminster; Shewing The Foundation, Walls, Gates, Towers, Bridges, Churches, Rivers, Wards, Palaces, Halls, Companies, Inns of Court and Chancery, Hospitals, Schools, Government, Charters, Courts and Privileges thereof. With an Account of the most Remarkable Accidents, as to Wars, Fires, Plagues, and other Occurrences which have happened therein for above Nine Hundred Years past, till this Time. illustrated with pictures of the most considerable Passages, and the Arms of the Companies of London, with the time of their Incorporating. By R.B.
R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.Date: 1703- Books
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Specification of Richard Edwards : materials for lighting fires.
Edwards, Richard.Date: 1857- Pictures
Starting fires is child's play
Home Office Communication DirectorateDate: 1997- Audio
Beyond Bedlam. Putting out fires.
Date: 2000- Books
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The history of Sawney Beane and his family, robbers and murderers, who took up their abode in a cave near to the sea-side, where they lived twenty-five years without so much as once going to visit any City, Town, or Village. How they robbed above one thousand persons, and murdered and eat all whom they robbed. How at last they were happily discovered by a Pack of Blood-Hounds, and how Sawney Beane, his Wife, Eight Sons, Six Daughters, Eighteen Grand-Sons, and Fourteen Grand-Daughters, were all seized and executed, by being cast alive into three Fires, and there burnt to Death.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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Lower Rooms. The Sandwich, or Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations, Given by Messrs. Carey and Kean, Have gained so much Reputation, that the Whole will be repeated again with considerable Additions, On Thursday the First of January, 1789, Precisely at Half past One O'Clock, At the earnest Request of several Personages of Distinction. - Messrs. Carey and Kean had fully determined to have relinquished any further Idea of Lecturing in Bath again this Season, but the flattering Importunities they have met with, have made them once more resume their Momusian System. Bills of the Particulars will be delivered. N. B. There will be good Fires in the Rooms.
Carey, George Saville, 1743-1807.Date: [1789]