Death & Disasters
Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
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Silvertown 1917: London’s largest explosion
73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The sinking of the Princess Alice
Catastrophe struck on the River Thames in 1878 when a cargo ship collided with a tourist boat
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Death & Disasters
Golders Green Crematorium: A London first
This Barnet building helped win widespread acceptance for cremations in Britain
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