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Description: | This silver pocket watch was presented to William Nicholson for his services during the Great Fire in Newcastle in 1854. The fire broke out in a factory in Gateshead and spread to a warehouse full of explosive chemicals. A tremendous explosion sent blazing debris across the river, setting alight warehouses on the Newcastle quayside. In all, 53 people lost their lives, many buildings were destroyed and about 80 families were made homeless. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East events buildings and views emergency services Gateshead Newcastle | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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