Historedia
Group or institution

Benevolent Fund Committee

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1854

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Benevolent Fund Committee, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

    1854

    Role: Charitable organization

    1. 6 October 1854 · QuaysideExplosion and Fire

      A catastrophic explosion on the Gateshead quayside destroyed most of the town's medieval heritage and caused widespread damage on the Newcastle side, killing 53 and injuring hundreds.

    2. Date unknown · Inquest siteInquest Findings

      Two inquests were held into the events. The Gateshead jury found the explosion was caused by the interaction of sulphur and nitrate of soda but could not determine a mechanism.

Sources

  1. Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30