Death & Disasters
Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Marchioness Disaster
On a summer night in 1989, a riverboat birthday party ended in tragedy, leaving 51 people dead
Health & Disease
Health & Disease
The Great Pestilence in London
Plague killed over half of the city’s population between 1348 and 1352
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
London’s catastrophic fires
Whether caused by rebellion or war, neglect or accident, fires have scorched a dark mark on our city
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Photography
Photography
African-Caribbean funeral, Kensal Green Cemetery (resin coated silver gelatin print)
Matze, Yoke
1988
