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Print, uncoloured engraving, Remains of Cockermouth
Church, All Saints Church after a fire, Cumberland, from a
daguerreotype photograph by Joseph Martin, about 1850.
There is accompanying text on the page, about the fire.
Probably from the Illustrated London news:-
'In our Journal of last week we briefly recorded the
destruction of this Church by fire, on Friday, the 15th
inst.
'There appears to be no doubt that the conflagration
originated in the tower end of the venerable edifice. From
the immense quantity of wood in the construction of that
portion of the building, the flames spread with frightful
rapidity, and burst through every window, whilst portions of
the roof, as the fire advanced, fell in. In this way the
flames raged until the excellent peal of six bells, the
organ, Church clock, chimes, chandeliers, galleries, pulpit,
pews, paintings near the altar, marble monuments -
everything, in short, but the bare walls, was destroyed; and
even these are so much injured - the tower being rent from
top to bottom - as to preclude the possibility of their
being availabel, save as old materials. The register and
other books, surplice, gowns, &c. were saved. ...
'The church was insured in the Imperial Fire-office for
£2000. ...'
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