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James Watt Street Glasgow

18 1968 a fire at a j s sterns furniture factory on james watt street in glasgow claimed the lives of 22 employees trapped by flames barred windows and locked exits. James watt street opp bus stop argyle street glasgow glasgow at get my ride.

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Tobacco Warehouse Frontage James Watt Street Glasgow

This fire was overshadowed only by a similar fire in james watt street also in glasgow on 19 november 1968 when 22 people died.

James watt street glasgow. We recommend taking the bus from glasgow james watt street to dalmuir shaftesbury street which takes around 32 min. The cheapside street whisky bond fire in glasgow on 28 march 1960 was britains worst peacetime fire services disaster. Streetmapcouk provides on line street level maps for the whole of the uk. Search location james watt street is at. The james watt street fire on monday 18 november 1968 was a fatal factory fire in glasgow scotland leading to a large loss of life with 22 employees killed. City centre james watt suites this neighbourhood is a great choice for travellers interested in shopping for clothes shopping and nightlife check location 69 james watt street glasgow city centre glasgow g2 8nf united kingdom this neighbourhood is a great choice for travellers interested in shopping for clothes shopping and nightlife check location great location show map. Media captionthere is no memorial to those who died in the james watt street blaze the james watt street blaze was the most deadly in glasgow since world war two yet 50 years on there is no. The number of fatalities was a consequence of the building retaining barred windows a feature not changed following its previous use as a whisky bond. 1968 on nov. Find property to let in james watt street glasgow g2 with the uks leading online property market resource. The fire at a whisky bond killed 14 fire service and 5 salvage corps personnel. Skip to navigation it appears that your browser either does not support javascript or has had javascript disabled and you have meta redirects disabled. See houses flats and bungalows for rent in james watt street glasgow g2 from the top letting agents. Flames devoured wooden stairwells in what once had been a bonded whiskey warehouse hence the barred windows. Rome2rio has found 6 ways to get from glasgow james watt street to golden jubilee national hospital by bus train taxi and car.