On an autumn afternoon in 1814, a quiet part of central London became the scene of an extraordinary industrial disaster. Residents around St Giles were suddenly confronted with a rushing wall of dark beer after a giant storage vat inside a local brewery failed.

London Beer Flood: A massive beer vat burst at a London brewery on 17 October 1814, unleashing a huge wave of porter through nearby streets. The disaster, known as the London Beer…

On an autumn afternoon in 1814, a quiet part of central London became the scene of an extraordinary industrial disaster. Residents around St Giles were suddenly confronted with a…