Accident Description: On Saturday morning one of the powdermills at Waltham Abbey blew up; one of the workmen was killed, and another wounded
Deaths: 1
Source: WASC
Source Date: 1760
Source Description: RGPF. Explosions items from contemporary news journals c. 1800 copies of print from film
PRO Reference:
WAAC Filename: WAAC-1700.pdf
WASC Filename: wasc_1338_00.pdf
Abbreviations:
W = Winters
WASC = Waltham Abbey Special Collection
PRO = Public Record Office (now TNA The National Archives)
HMI = His Majesty's Inspectorate
PR = Press Report