"It’s the 200th anniversary of the the London Beer ..." Topic

…Flood of 1814.

"On Monday 17th October 1814, a terrible disaster claimed the lives of at least 8 people in St Giles, London. A bizarre industrial accident resulted in the release of a beer tsunami onto the streets around Tottenham Court Road.

The Horse Shoe Brewery stood at the corner of Great Russell Street and Tottenham Court Road. In 1810 the brewery, Meux and Company, had had a 22 foot high wooden fermentation tank installed on the premises. Held together with massive iron rings, this huge vat held the equivalent of over 3,500 barrels of brown porter ale, a beer not unlike stout…"
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Interesting way of dead. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

St Giles- one of the most dangerous slums in early nineteenth century London.

I like porter! What a waste!

This was St Giles Rookery, a densely populated London slum of cheap housing and tenements inhabited by the poor, the destitute, prostitutes and criminals…. The 15 foot high wave of beer and debris inundated the basements of two houses

They had the means on hand to drown their sorrows.

BTW, Armand – you can write grin between two * and get this . There are a bunch of these listed in the FAQ

These storage tank accidents were not uncommon in the 19th Century. I remember reading that one east coast US city had a molasses flood.

Beer today, gone tomorrow.

LOL! (Smile)

Amicalement
Armand

I remember reading that one east coast US city had a molasses flood.

Boston, January 1919:

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