Little Deans Yard Ashburnham House
- Address: Broad Sanctuary SW1
- As Noted In: English National Heritage Listed I, Historic England
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1731/10/23 | Flames from a chimney fire spread to the library, destroying a handful of the Cotton manuscripts completely. A copy of the Magna Carta is burnt while the Great Seal of King John is melted into a shapeless lump of wax. | Magna Carta (document) | ||||
| 1731/10/23 | The only known manuscript of "The Battle of Maldon" is destroyed in a fire at Ashburnham House in Westminster, England. | The Battle of Maldon (poem) |
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| NHLE List Entry Number: | 1219461 |
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