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Victoria Hall stampede

Victoria Hall stampede in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Victoria Hall stampede is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16 June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children (aged between 3 and 14 years old) to be crushed to death due to compressive asphyxia.

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Coordinates
54.9036, -1.3783
Address
Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PP
Phone
+44 191 553 2323

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Where is Victoria Hall stampede?
Victoria Hall stampede is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9036°, -1.3783°.