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Low Moor is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.
History
Before 1790 Low Moor was nothing but a hamlet where a small number of cottages housed a few
Low Moor was home to the Transperience museum, which was opened in 1995 but closed in 1997.
1916 Low Moor Explosion
On 21 August 1916 when the eyes of the world were concentrated on the titanic struggle in
within half an hour of turning out to the fire, all 18 men were in the infirmary or killed.
Explosions, large and small occurred at frequent intervals, each scattering blazing debris in all directions, and gradually the whole works were destroyed. At the adjoining North Bierley Works in Cleckheaton Road, a large gasometer containing 270,000 cubic feet (7,600 m3) of gas was ruptured by falling debris. The escaping gas quickly ignited and the heat could be felt almost a mile away. In the nearby railway sidings almost 30 carriages and wagons were destroyed and 100 seriously damaged. Damage to surrounding areas was extensive, with broken windows in all houses and shops for 2 miles (3.2 km) around. Roofs were badly damaged, ceilings brought down and doors were broken, so that for several days, people could not live in their houses and were forced to camp out in neighbouring fields or live with relatives. Some properties were completely demolished by the blast and 29 houses in First Street were erected in 1919 to replace these. One thing which one eyewitness recalls was the number of dogs running away in all directions, later to be found as far away as Wakefield, Huddersfield and Halifax. The official casualty figures given were – 34 people killed and 60 injured. These figures applied only to the works, but outside the works, many more were injured by flying glass and debris.[1]
Fire of 1992
On Tuesday 21 July 1992 a series of explosions lead to an intense fire broke out in a storeroom in a raw materials warehouse at Allied Colloids site in Low Moor, Bradford.
Geography
Low Moor very roughly covers the area bordered by
Key landmarks
The most dominant landmark in Low Moor is arguably the most dominant landmark in the entire village, Low Moor Iron Works(Solenis). The iron works stand in the central part of Low Moor.
Royds Hall, a Grade II* listed building west of Low Moor, was begun in 1640 and substantially extended in 1770. It was the seat of the Rookes family until 1788 when it was acquired by Joseph Dawson, the then chief technologist of the ironworks.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "The Low Moor Explosion 1916". NGFL. Archived from the original on 15 July 2002.
- ^ Historic England. "Royds Hall (1132910)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.