Discover more about the tragic tale of the puppet show explosion, an often-forgotten Chester story from over 250 years ago and how it has been researched. November 5th and gunpowder may seem familiar, but on this date in 1772, just off Watergate Street, the gunpowder ignited.
The result was destruction and shocking loss of life. Martin Webb has been fascinated by the tragedy for several years and has gone back to contemporary source material to get us as close as we can to the real story.