Found in the Chelmsford Chronicle, 15 December 1922:
The Chingford Fire
Brigade had just sat down to the annual brigade dinner when the fire alarm
sounded. Hurriedly leaving the table, the firemen discovered that the outbreak
was at Low Hall Farm, of which the owner was Mr J Soper, one of the guests at
the dinner. It was a haystack fire, and the brigade were kept busy until after
midnight. Portions of the dinner and liquid refreshments were sent to them at
the farm, while their guests, after waiting vainly for the brigade to return,
proceeded with the function at the hotel.
Charged with setting
fire to a stack, the property of Mr Soper, and doing damage to the extent of
300 pounds, James Webb, of Stewardstone, was committed for trial at the Essex
Assize.
I suspect that Mr Soper would've preferred a string quartet as entertainment, but I like the idea of sending some of their dinner to the firemen!
More soon.
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