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Re: Peacock : Boot factory fires

The fire must have been before 1904 as this is when Aaron Peacock died

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Re: Peacock : Boot factory fires

There were two separate fires within a period of two years which destroyed the boot and shoe factories of members of the Peacock family in Kingswood.
The first fire on 26th October 1901 destroyed the factory of Luke Peacock and his brother Arthur (trading as L & A Peacock) in Blackhorse Road.
The second fire occurred on 31st March 1903 at the factory of Robert Aaron Peacock (trading as Aaron Peacock) in Bank Road.
Robert Aaron was the youngest brother of Luke and Arthur. Luke and Arthur had an action enforced against them in the Bristol Bankruptcy Court after their fire but survived until 1930 and 1929 respectively. However, Robert Aaron was a broken man as, after the fire, the family had to sell their house (The Laurels in Hanham Road) and most of their possessions to clear debts and he died soon after in 1904.
Fires in boot factories were very common at the time due to the use of hot glues and flammable leather dressings and there were a number of other incidences in Kingswood.