London's oldest fireman

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A wonderful blog very pertinent in the week ten fire stations close.

http://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/01/06/jack-corbett-londons-oldest-...

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In wartime, as one of the firemen responsible for protecting St Paul’s Cathedral from falling bombs, Jack was given access to the entire structure and once he climbed up alone inside the gold cross upon the very top of the dome. Standing in that enclosed space so high over the city, with a single round glass panel to look out at either end of the cross-piece, was an experience of religious intensity for Jack. And now, at such a venerable age he is able to look back on his own life from an equally elevated perspective through time.

How beautiful is that?