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
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City of London Cemetery & Crematorium
This Newham cemetery is one of the country’s biggest
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery
Known locally as Bow Cemetery and the last of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries to be built