Weird Facts

The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 was one of the most bizarre and tragic industrial accidents in the history of London. This disaster occurred at a brewery on Tottenham Court Road which resulted in deluge of beer in the surrounding area, shattering houses and claiming the lives of eight people. The London Beer Flood, sometimes referred to as the Great Beer Flood, occurred on the 17 th of October 1814. At the heart of this disaster was the Horse Shoe Brewery, which stood at the corner of Great Russell Street and Tottenham Court Road in St. Giles, in Central London, its address being 269 Tottenham Court Road. The brewer is recorded to have been founded before 1764 and was