Cultural influence and legacy Eyre Massey Shaw
shaw issues report fire-readiness of london music halls , theatres.
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shaw best remembered today captain shaw whom fairy queen in gilbert , sullivan s iolanthe addresses herself, wondering if brigade cold cascade quench great love. shaw present in stalls @ first night of iolanthe in 1882, , alice barnett, playing fairy queen, addressed herself directly him. legend has stood , took bow.
in 1886, shaw later named in adultery lawsuit involving lady colin campbell.
in addition, historic fireboat, named massey shaw, still exists, , renovated. built in 1935, made several trips dunkirk during evacuation of british troops france in 1940.
winchester house, headquarters of metropolitan fire brigade in southwark, included residence shaw, later became london fire brigade museum (now closed); english heritage blue plaque still adorns building , states shaw lived there.
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