London Beer Flood

1814 brewery disaster in London
Event work_accident Q2783102
London Beer Flood
Wilkinson, reprinted by Edward Walford, 1878 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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London Beer Flood

Summary

London Beer Flood is a work accident[1]. It draws 1,449 Wikipedia views per month (work_accident category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • London Beer Flood is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • London Beer Flood's instance of is recorded as work accident[4].
  • London Beer Flood's instance of is recorded as industrial disaster[5].
  • London Beer Flood's instance of is recorded as flood[6].
  • London Beer Flood's instance of is recorded as non-water flood[7].
  • London Beer Flood is made of beer[8].
  • London Beer Flood took place at St Giles in the Fields, Holborn[9].
  • The location of London Beer Flood was Horse Shoe Brewery[10].
  • The location of London Beer Flood was London[11].
  • London Beer Flood is part of list of non-water floods[12].
  • London Beer Flood occurred on October 17, 1814[13].
  • London Beer Flood's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.51656, 'longitude': -0.13014}[14].
  • London Beer Flood resulted in {'amount': '+8'} deaths[15].

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When and Where

London Beer Flood took place on October 17, 1814[13]. Recorded location include St Giles in the Fields, Holborn[9], Horse Shoe Brewery[10], and London[11]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

London Beer Flood is part of list of non-water floods[12]. Recorded instance of include work accident[4], industrial disaster[5], flood[6], and non-water flood[7].

Outcome and Impact

London Beer Flood resulted in {'amount': '+8'} deaths[15].

Why It Matters

London Beer Flood draws 1,449 Wikipedia views per month (work_accident category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Made from material → beer
    Part of → list of non-water floods
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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