1-10-2025: Talk- The Low Moor Munitions Explosion 1916
Shed members were treated to a very interesting and informative talk given by Geoff and Mary Twentyman about the Low Moor Munitions Explosion in August 1916.
The Low Moor Explosion, was a fire and a series of explosions at the munitions factory in Low Moor Bradford on the 21st August 1916. The factory was manufacturing Picric Acid to be used as an explosive for the First World War effort and was well alight when the Bradford Fire Brigade arrived. A massive explosion and a series of smaller ones killed 34 people including on-site workers, a railwayman and six firemen who had attended the fire from the Odsal and Nelson Street fire stations, a further 60 people were also injured.
More information about the explosion can be found on the Low Moor Local History Group website 1916 Explosion | lmlhg
The Low Moor Explosion, was a fire and a series of explosions at the munitions factory in Low Moor Bradford on the 21st August 1916. The factory was manufacturing Picric Acid to be used as an explosive for the First World War effort and was well alight when the Bradford Fire Brigade arrived. A massive explosion and a series of smaller ones killed 34 people including on-site workers, a railwayman and six firemen who had attended the fire from the Odsal and Nelson Street fire stations, a further 60 people were also injured.
More information about the explosion can be found on the Low Moor Local History Group website 1916 Explosion | lmlhg
