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when a falling wall crushed him, three hours after the fire began. It took two days to recover his body. His heroism led to a massive funeral on 29 June in which the funeral cortege stretched 1.5 miles (2.4 km) behind the hearse, a public spectacle almost equal to the fire itself. The fire,
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Braidwood Street on a building that is part of the London Bridge Hospital is a memorial to James Braidwood. Braidwood Forest was opened at Ingrebourne Hill, a
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Edinburgh (1824) and London (1830). He also undertook a pastoral role, introducing visits to firemen and their families by the
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