Reading this post reminded me of my OH's great uncle who was killed in the Victoria Hall Calamity in Sunderland in 1883 when 183 children lost their lives.
They were watching a free show when, at the end ,the magician on stage started throwing sweets to the downstairs audience and the children upstairs stampeded down the stairs in order not to miss out. Unfortunately the downstairs doors were locked and 183 chidren were crushed to death .
When I read the list of names of the dead children it made me so sad - some families lost more than one child.
There's a memorial of the event in Mobray Park, Sunderland.
They were watching a free show when, at the end ,the magician on stage started throwing sweets to the downstairs audience and the children upstairs stampeded down the stairs in order not to miss out. Unfortunately the downstairs doors were locked and 183 chidren were crushed to death .
When I read the list of names of the dead children it made me so sad - some families lost more than one child.
There's a memorial of the event in Mobray Park, Sunderland.
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