The Explosions at the Royal Gunpowder Mills

By Richard Thomas

Making explosives is a dangerous business.The Royal Gunpowder Mills were engagedin that business for nearly 300 years andaccidents do happen. This is the record ofthose accidents in which people lost theirlives either in explosions or in the waterwayswhich provided much of the early drivingforce for the Mills. The information comesnot only from the official enquiries andinquests but from contemporary local andnational newspaper reports and parishmagazines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492324671
• ISBN13: 9781492324676
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"