Accident Description: No 4 Press House, Lower Island, exploded at 11.15 am. Fire spread to the Corning House and Reel House which also exploded. 8 men killed. Wm Stevens, Benj Parker, Thos Belsham (Belchere, Hen Wakeland, John Grapes, Joseph Chapple (Chappel), Daniel Goats (Goates, Coats), (13th Dec) Thomas Wiltshire (Wilshire).
Deaths: 8
Source: WASC
Source Date: 1811
Source Description: Press cutting of an explosion at WA Powdermills.
PRO Reference:
WAAC Filename: WAAC-1801.pdf
WASC Filename: wasc_0914_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
