Chapter XIV: Accidents and Fatalities From Lightning (2)

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| DATE | BUILDING | DAMAGE | AUTHORITY |
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| 1589. | Nicholas Tower, | The tower burnt | From original |
| July 16| Hamburg | down | notices in |
| | | | Reimarus, Bl. |
| | | | 315 |
| | | | |
| 1670. | Nicholas Church, | Damaged | Phil. Trans. |
| June 29| Straland | | v. 2084 |
| | | | |
| 1673. | Pharr Church, | Damaged | Breslauer |
| June 29| Epperies, Hungary | | Samml. 1717, |
| | | | p. 64 |
| | | | |
| 1693 | Oundle Church | Set on fire | Phil. Trans. |
| | | | xvii. 710 |
| | | | |
| 1700. | Principal church, | Set on fire and | Mém. de |
| Oct. 9 | Troies | shattered | l’Acad. de Sc. |
| | | | Paris, 1760, |
| | | | p. 65 |
| | | | |
| 1708. | All Hallows’ | Damaged | Phil. Trans. |
| July | Church, Colchester | | 432 |
| | | | |
| 1711. | Principal town | Damaged | Scheuchzer, |
| May 20 | tower in Bern; | | Meteorol. |
| | houses adjoining | | Helv. p. 35 |
| | | | |
| 1711. | The belfry of the | Set on fire | Scheuchzer, |
| May 23 | church at Solingen | | Meteorol. |
| | | | Helv. p. 28 |
| | | | |
| 1714. | Elizabeth Tower, | Damaged | Breslauer |
| June 21| Breslau | | Samml. 1717, |
| | | | p. 68 |
| | | | |
| 1717. | Church at | Seven persons | Breslauer |
| July 2 | Seidenberg, near | killed | Samml. 1718, |
| | Zittau | | p. 1534 |
| | | | |
| 1718. | Twenty-four | Set on fire and | Hist. de |
| April | churches between | shattered | l’Acad. de Sc. |
| 14, 15 | Landerneau and | | Paris, 1719, |
| | St. P. de Léon, | | p. 21 |
| | Brittany | | |
| | | | |
| 1718. | Church tower at | Set on fire | Breslauer |
| Dec. 14| Eutin | | Samml. 1718, |
| | | | p. 1968 |
| | | | |
| 1725. | Church tower, | Lightning | Breslauer |
| Dec. 18| Winterthur | followed an | Samml. 1725, |
| | | accidental | p. 166 |
| | | conductor, and | |
| | | resulted in | |
| | | melting it | |
| | | | |
| 1728. | Church tower, | Shattered | Reimarus, Bl. |
| Aug. 25| Mellingen, in Baden| | 145 |
| | | | |
| 1731. | Three villages | Destroyed | Gent.’s Mag. |
| July | near Geneva | | p. 309 |
| | | | |
| 1732. | The Escurial at | Set on fire | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Oct. | Madrid | | p. 1034 |
| | | | |
| 1743. | Liberton Church, | Steeple | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Aug. | Scotland | destroyed | xiv. 450 |
| | | | |
| 1745. | Tower of | Shattered. | Reimarus, Bl. |
| July 21| monastery, Bologna | Lightning | 93 |
| | | followed an | |
| | | accidental | |
| | | conductor, and | |
| | | melted it | |
| | | | |
| 1746. | Tower of the | The ball on the | Reimarus, 198 |
| May 21 | School Church, | tower bent, | |
| | Halle | and other | |
| | | mechanical | |
| | | effects | |
| | | | |
| 1747. | Tower of the | Physio. and | Mém. de |
| Aug. 20| College Church, | mechanical | l’Acad. de Sc. |
| | Pluviers | effects | Paris, 1748, |
| | | | p. 572 |
| | | | |
| 1748. | Top of a church | Shattered and | Hamburg |
| May 31 | tower, Witzendorf | tore off the | Magazine, ix. |
| | | roof; melted | 301 |
| | | and shattered | |
| | | accidental | |
| | | conductor | |
| | | | |
| 1750. | Church tower, | Set on fire | Phil. Trans. |
| Feb. 5 | Danbury, Essex | | xlvi. 611 |
| | | | |
| 1750. | Tower of Dutch | Lightning | Franklin, |
| Spring | Church, New York | followed an | Experiments |
| | | accidental | and |
| | | conductor, | Observations |
| | | which was | xv. 180 |
| | | shattered, and | |
| | | caused other | |
| | | mechanical | |
| | | effects | |
| | | | |
| 1751. | Tower of church, | Lightning | Phil. Trans. |
| June 6 | South Moulton, | followed an | xlvii. 330 |
| | Devonshire | accidental | |
| | | conductor, | |
| | | which was | |
| | | shattered, and | |
| | | caused other | |
| | | mechanical | |
| | | effects | |
| | | | |
| 1752. | Church tower, | Tower damaged; | Schwed. Abh. |
| June 19| Alfwa, Sweden | several persons | xv. 80 |
| | | injured | |
| | | | |
| 1753. | Darlington Church | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Mar. | | | xxiii. 145 |
| | | | |
| 1753. | Church of Les | Reduced to ashes | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Oct. | Filles de St. | | xxiii. 487 |
| | Sacrament, Naples | | |
| | | | |
| 1754. | Belfry of Newbury | Point of spire | Phil. Trans. |
| June 16| Church | shattered, | xlix. 307 |
| | | accidental | |
| | | conductor | |
| | | melted, and | |
| | | other damage | |
| | | | |
| 1755 | Danish Church, | Clock damaged | Phil. Trans. |
| | Wellclose Square | | xlix. 298 |
| | | | |
| 1755. | St. Aubin Church, | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Dec. | Lorraine | | xxv. 42 |
| | | | |
| 1757. | Lostwithiel | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Jan. | Church, Cornwall | | xxviii. 427 |
| | | | |
| 1757. | Christ Church, | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Nov. | Dublin | | xxvii. 527 |
| | | | |
| 1759. | Great Billing | Steeple | Ann. Reg. ii. |
| April | Church, | destroyed | 84 |
| | Northamptonshire | | |
| | | | |
| 1759. | Portsmouth Church, | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| May | New Hampshire | | xxix. 355 |
| | | | |
| 1759. | Jacob Church, | Several persons | Reimarus, Bl. |
| June 10| Aumale | injured | 158 |
| | | | |
| 1760. | Church, Altona | Lightning | Reimarus, 59 |
| July 16| | struck the | |
| | | copper covering | |
| | | on the top of | |
| | | spire, followed | |
| | | accidental | |
| | | conductors, and | |
| | | melted them | |
| | | | |
| 1761. | Shifnal Church, | Greatly damaged | Ann. Reg. iv. |
| June | Norfolk | | 136 |
| | | | |
| 1761. | Ludgvan Church, | Greatly damaged | Ann. Reg. iv. |
| July | near Penzance | | 142 |
| | | | |
| 1763. | Harrow Church | Set on fire | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Mar. | | | xxiii. 142 |
| | | | |
| 1763. | Salisbury Cathedral | Damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Mar. | | | xxiii. 143 |
| | | | |
| 1763. | Southam Church, | Damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Mar. | Warwickshire | | xxxiii. 142 |
| | | | |
| 1764. | St. Bride’s | Spire struck | Phil. Trans. |
| June 18| Church, London | and much damaged| liv. 227 |
| | | | |
| 1765. | Bicester Church | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Aug. | | | xxxv. 391 |
| | | | |
| 1766. | Skipton-in-Craven | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. ix. |
| July | Church | | 118 |
| | | | |
| 1766. | St. Mary’s Church, | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. ix. |
| Aug. | Bury St. Edmunds | | 122 |
| | | | |
| 1767. | Provence, France | Three churches | Ann. Reg. x. 81 |
| April | | set on fire | |
| | | | |
| 1767. | Mentz Cathedral | Set on fire | Ann. Reg. x. 92 |
| May | | | |
| | | | |
| 1767. | Nicholas Tower, | Lightning | Reimarus, Bl. |
| Aug. 6 | Hamburg | followed | 291 |
| | | accidental | |
| | | conductors, and | |
| | | partly melted | |
| | | them | |
| | | | |
| 1767. | Genoa | Several | Ann. Reg. x. |
| Sept. | | churches damaged| 126 |
| | | | |
| 1768. | Church tower in | Damaged. | Haarlem Verh. |
| Aug. 21| Alem | Several persons | xiv. 34 |
| | | injured | |
| | | | |
| 1770. | St. Keverns | Damaged. | Hemmer, Act. |
| Feb. 18| Church, Cornwall | Several persons | Acd. Palat. |
| | | injured | iv. 37 |
| | | | |
| 1771. | Nicholas Church, | Lightning | Ackermann’s |
| Feb. 2 | Kiel | followed | notice, Kiel, |
| | | accidental | 1772 |
| | | conductor, and | |
| | | left traces | |
| | | | |
| 1772. | St. Paul’s | Lightning | Arago, iv. 88 |
| Mar. | Cathedral, London | followed | |
| | | accidental | |
| | | conductor, and | |
| | | left traces | |
| | | | |
| 1773. | Lighthouse at | Destroyed | Gent.’s Mag. |
| April | Villafranca, Nice | | xliii. 246 |
| | | | |
| 1773. | Rhichenback, Saxony | Town reduced to | Ann. Reg. xvi. |
| June | | ashes | 115 |
| | | | |
| 1773 | St. Peter’s | Shattered the | Phil. Trans. |
| | Church, London | tower roof | lxv. 336 |
| | | | |
| 1774. | Buckland Church, | Damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| Aug. | near Dover | | xvii. 140 |
| | | | |
| 1775. | St. Colomb Church, | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| Feb. | Cornwall | | xviii. 91 |
| | | | |
| 1775. | A church in Munich | Tower injured | Epp. 90 |
| June 27| | | |
| | | | |
| 1776. | Cuckfield Church, | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. xix. |
| Aug. | Suffolk | | 170 |
| | | | |
| 1778. | Church in Altona | Metal melted | Reimarus, Bl. |
| April | | | 64 |
| 15 | | | |
| | | | |
| 1780. | Church of the Holy | Injured | Reimarus, N.B. |
| Sept. | Spirit, Hamburg | | 47 |
| | | | |
| 1780. | Hammersmith Church | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| Oct. | | | xxiii. 230 |
| | | | |
| 1783. | Ashbourne Church, | Steeple | Gent.’s Mag. |
| July | Derbyshire | demolished | liii. 707 |
| | | | |
| 1783 | St. Mary’s, | Steeple | |
| | Leicester | demolished | |
| | | | |
| 1786. | Church in | Shattered. | Act. Acad. |
| June 26| Wachenheim | People injured | Theod. Palat. |
| | | | vi. 332 |
| | | | |
| 1787. | St. Mary’s Church, | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | Grenoble | | lvii. 820 |
| | | | |
| 1787. | Vendamir Church, | Several persons | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | Vercovia | killed | lvii. 820 |
| | | | |
| 1787. | St. Gregorius | Set on fire | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | Church, Prague | | lvii. 820 |
| | | | |
| 1787. | Cranbrook Church | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | | | lvii. 824 |
| | | | |
| 1789. | Pforzheim Church | Entirely | Gent.’s Mag. |
| May | | consumed, | lix. 754 |
| | | with thirty | |
| | | adjoining | |
| | | buildings | |
| | | | |
| 1789. | Barnewell Church, | Damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | near Oundle | | lix. 665 |
| | | | |
| 1790. | Beckenham Church | Set on fire | Ann. Reg. |
| Dec. | | | xxxii. 229 |
| | | | |
| 1790. | Horsham Church | Set on fire | Ann. Reg. |
| Dec. | | | xxxii. 229 |
| | | | |
| 1791. | Ashton-under-Lyne | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| Jan. | Church | | xxxiii. 3 |
| | | | |
| 1791. | Rainham Church | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Oct. | | | lxi. 1050 |
| | | | |
| 1795. | Castor Church | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | | | lxv. 517 |
| | | | |
| 1795. | Church in Bergen, | Set on fire | Gilb. Ann. |
| Dec. 25| Norway | | xxix. 176 |
| | | | |
| 1797. | Grantham Church | Damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| July | | | lxviii. 104 |
| | | | |
| 1797. | Caldecot Church, | Spire much | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Aug. | Rutland | damaged | lxvii. 817 |
| | | | |
| 1801. | Corby Church | Damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| July | | | lxxi. 659 |
| | | | |
| 1804. | St. Gertrude | Burnt by | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Mar. | Church at Nevelles | lightning | lxxiv. 368 |
| | | | |
| 1804. | St. Maria at | Burnt by | |
| Mar. | Oudenard in | lightning | |
| | Flanders | | |
| | | | |
| 1804. | Edenham Church, | Damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| June | Lincoln | | xlvi. 394 |
| | | | |
| 1804. | Hanslope Church, | Spire destroyed | Ann. Reg. |
| June | Bucks | | xlvi. 395 |
| | | | |
| 1806. | Sunbury Church, | Damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| July | Middlesex | | xlviii. 426 |
| | | | |
| 1807 | Montvilliers | Damaged | Howard’s |
| | Church, France | | Climate of |
| | | | London, ii. 29 |
| | | | |
| 1810. | Attercliffe Chapel | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| July | | | |
| | | | |
| 1811. | Ashford Church | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | | | lxxxi. 584 |
| | | | |
| 1811. | Ledbury Parish | Damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Dec. | Church | | lxxxi. 650 |
| | | | |
| 1812 | St. Pelverin | Set on fire and | Howard’s |
| | Church, Department | burnt to the | Climate of |
| | of the Loire | ground | London, ii. 165|
| | | | |
| 1813 | Bridgwater Church | Spire destroyed | Howard’s |
| | | | Climate of |
| | | | London, ii. 222|
| | | | |
| 1813 | Weston Zoyland | Tower much | Howard’s |
| | Church | damaged | Climate of |
| | | | London, ii. 222|
| | | | |
| 1814. | Thackstead Church, | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Nov. | Essex | | lxxxiv. 491 |
| | | | |
| 1815 | The steeples of | Struck and set | Howard’s |
| | many churches in | on fire nearly | Climate of |
| | Belgium, in places | at the same hour| London, ii. 259|
| | far distant from | | |
| | one another | | |
| | | | |
| 1816. | Worschetz, county | Church and the | Ann. Reg. |
| July | of Temeswar | town greatly | lviii. 102 |
| | | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1816. | Moselle Church | Damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| Oct. | | | lviii. 161 |
| | | | |
| 1817. | St. Paulinas | Set on fire | Ann. Reg. lix. |
| Mar. | Church, Germany | | 15 |
| | | | |
| 1819. | St. Martin’s | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. lxi. |
| Jan. | Church, Guernsey | | 5 |
| | | | |
| 1819. | Sedgeford Church, | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. lxi. |
| July | Lynn | | 50 |
| | | | |
| 1821. | Tower of | Church burned | Gilb. Ann. |
| May 7 | Katherine’s | | lxviii. 224 |
| | Church, | | |
| | Gross-Selten | | |
| | | | |
| 1821. | Wooden Tower of | Tower burned | Gilb. Ann. |
| May 7 | Katherine Church, | | lxviii. 224 |
| | Tischendorf | | |
| | | | |
| 1821. | Church at Carlsruhe | Damaged | Gilb. Ann. |
| May 8 | | | lxviii. 224 |
| | | | |
| 1821. | Redcliffe Church, | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| April | Bristol | | xci. 367 |
| | | | |
| 1822. | Church at | Damaged | Wurtemberger |
| Jan. 15| Gerstetten | | Jahreshafte, |
| | | | xi. 463 |
| | | | |
| 1822. | North Luffenham | Much damaged | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | Church, Rutland | | xcii. 636 |
| | | | |
| 1822. | Church at Chatham | Spire ripped | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. | | open | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 165 |
| | | | |
| 1822. | Rouen Cathedral | Set on fire | Tomlinson’s |
| Sept. | | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 165 |
| | | | |
| 1822. | St. Peter’s | Reduced to ruins | Gent.’s Mag. |
| Oct. | Church, Venice | | xcii. 553 |
| | | | |
| 1823 | Kemble Church, | Spire destroyed | Howard’s |
| | Wilts | | Climate of |
| | | | London, iii. |
| | | | 135 |
| | | | |
| 1823. | Shaugh Church, | Tower struck | Tomlinson’s |
| Feb. | near Plymouth | and much | Thunderstorm, |
| | | shattered. An | p. 165 |
| | | iron conductor | |
| | | had been | |
| | | erected about | |
| | | two years | |
| | | before, but | |
| | | this had rusted | |
| | | and gone to | |
| | | decay | |
| | | | |
| 1824. | Church at | Damaged | Würtemberger |
| July 10| Simmerfeld | | Jahreshafte, |
| | | | xi. 463 |
| | | | |
| 1824. | Charles Church, | Steeple struck, | Tomlinson’s |
| Nov. | Plymouth | and the small | Thunderstorm, |
| | | brass rod | p. 165 |
| | | erected as | |
| | | a lightning | |
| | | conductor | |
| | | knocked to | |
| | | pieces | |
| | | | |
| 1825— | Torrington Church, | Tower and | Tomlinson’s |
| about | North Devon | steeple ruined. | Thunderstorm, |
| | | They had to be | p. 165 |
| | | rebuilt | |
| | | | |
| 1826. | Alphington Church, | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. |
| June | near Exeter | | 1826, p. 97 |
| | | | |
| 1827 | Pailant Church, | Considerably | Howard’s |
| | Chichester | damaged | Climate of |
| | | | London, iii. |
| | | | 259 |
| | | | |
| 1827. | Church Tower, | Set on fire, | Würtemberger |
| Jan. 11| Bussen | although | Jahreshafte, |
| | | covered with | xi. 463 |
| | | snow | |
| | | | |
| 1828. | Edlesborough Church | Set on fire | Gent.’s Mag. |
| April | | | xcviii. 358 |
| | | | |
| 1828. | Kingsbridge | Steeple rent, | Tomlinson’s |
| June | Church, Devon | and other damage| Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 165 |
| | | | |
| 1828. | Kilcoleman Church, | Spire destroyed | Ann. Reg. p. |
| Oct. | co. Mayo | | 131 |
| | | | |
| 1830. | Independent | Damaged | Ann. Reg. p. |
| July | Chapel, Edgworth | | 101 |
| | Moor, near Bolton | | |
| | | | |
| 1830. | Marlborough | Tower and | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. | Church, near | church severely | Thunderstorm, |
| | Kingsbridge, Devon | damaged | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1831. | Kilmichael Church, | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. p. 39 |
| Feb. | Glassire | | |
| | | | |
| 1833. | Strasburg Cathedral | Much damaged | Builder, ii. 39 |
| Aug. | | | |
| | | | |
| 1835. | Church Tower, | Much shattered | Würtemb. |
| May 16 | Endersbach | | Jahreshafte, |
| | | | xi. 465 |
| | | | |
| 1835. | Durham Cathedral | Western tower | Ann. Reg. p. 94 |
| June | | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1836. | Black Rock, near | Spire demolished | Tomlinson’s |
| Jan. | Cork | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1836. | Christ Church, | The spire | Tomlinson’s |
| Nov. | Doncaster | shattered and | Thunderstorm, |
| | | the church | p. 166 |
| | | greatly | |
| | | injured. The | |
| | | roof was | |
| | | smashed in, and | |
| | | the churchyard | |
| | | presented | |
| | | a scene of | |
| | | ruin and | |
| | | devastation. | |
| | | The spire was | |
| | | surmounted by a | |
| | | ball of glass | |
| | | to keep off the | |
| | | lightning! | |
| | | | |
| 1837. | Hoo Church, Kent | Set on fire | Gent.’s Mag. |
| June | | | N.S. viii. p. |
| | | | 80 |
| | | | |
| 1839. | Church tower in | Damaged | Arago, Notiz, |
| Jan 8 | Hasselt | | 125 |
| | | | |
| 1841. | Spitalfields, | Spire rent, and | Tomlinson’s |
| Jan. | London | other damages | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1841 | Streatham | Spire nearly | Tomlinson’s |
| | | destroyed, and | Thunderstorm, |
| | | church set on | p. 166 |
| | | fire | |
| | | | |
| 1841. | Walton Church, | Spire destroyed | Tomlinson’s |
| May 10 | Stafford | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1841. | St. Michael’s, | Beautiful spire | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. 24| Liverpool | shattered, and | Thunderstorm, |
| | | clock injured | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1841. | St. Martin’s, | Spire | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. 24| Liverpool | shattered, and | Thunderstorm, |
| | | other damage | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1841 | Wolverhampton | Set on fire | Annals of |
| | Parish Church | | Electricity, |
| | | | vi. 504 |
| | | | |
| 1841 | Spitalfields Church | Steeple damaged | Annals of |
| | | | Electricity, |
| | | | vi. 504 |
| | | | |
| 1842. | Brixton Church, | Dome and | Tomlinson’s |
| April | London | building much | Thunderstorm, |
| 24 | | rent | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1842. | St. Martin’s, | Spire | Tomlinson’s |
| July 28| London | shattered; cost | Thunderstorm, |
| | | of repair, | p. 166 |
| | | 1,500_l._ | |
| | | | |
| 1843. | Exton Church, | Spire | Tomlinson’s |
| April | Rutland | destroyed; | Thunderstorm, |
| 25 | | church set on | p. 166 |
| | | fire and nearly | |
| | | destroyed | |
| | | | |
| 1843. | St. Mark’s, Hull | Slightly damaged | Tomlinson’s |
| May 25 | | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1843. | North Huish, near | Steeple | Tomlinson’s |
| Oct. | Modbury, Devon | shattered | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1844. | Oving Church, near | Spire damaged | Tomlinson’s |
| Mar. | Chichester | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1844 | St. Clement’s, | Clock injured | Tomlinson’s |
| | London | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1844. | Magdalen Tower, | One of the | Tomlinson’s |
| July | Oxford | pinnacles | Thunderstorm, |
| | | damaged; | p. 166 |
| | | staircase | |
| | | injured | |
| | | | |
| 1844. | Stannington | Seriously | Tomlinson’s |
| July 20| Church, near | damaged | Thunderstorm, |
| | Sheffield | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1846. | Church near | Damaged | Compt. Rend. |
| June 14| Chambrey | | xxiii. 153 |
| | | | |
| 1846. | St. George’s | Spire destroyed | Builder, iv. |
| Aug. | Church, Leicester | | 395 |
| | | | |
| 1846. | Dedham Church, | Much damaged | Builder, iv. |
| Aug. | Essex | | 395 |
| | | | |
| 1846. | Village of | Completely | Journal des |
| Oct. | Schledorf, near | destroyed | Debats, Oct. |
| | Munich | | 20, 1846 |
| | | | |
| 1847. | Her Majesty’s | One tower much | Builder, vii. |
| June | palace, Osborne | damaged | 291 |
| | | | |
| 1847. | Church in Thann | Much damaged | Compt. Rend. |
| June | | | xxix. 485 |
| | | | |
| 1847. | Walton Church, | Lightning | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. | Lincolnshire | entered at the | Thunderstorm, |
| | | belfry; one man | p. 158 |
| | | killed, several | |
| | | injured | |
| | | | |
| 1849. | St. Saviour’s, | Damaged | Ann. Reg. xci. |
| July | Southwark | | 80 |
| | | | |
| 1850. | Norton-by-Gaulby | Spire much | Builder, viii. |
| May | Church | damaged | 248 |
| | | | |
| 1850. | Little Stretton | Much damaged | Builder, viii. |
| May | Church | | |
| | | | |
| 1850. | Roman Catholic | Bell-turret | Builder, viii. |
| Aug. | Church, York | shattered | 405 |
| | | | |
| 1850. | Keysoe Church | Considerably | Builder, viii. |
| Oct. | | damaged | 509 |
| | | | |
| 1850. | Cobridge Church, | Considerably | Builder, viii. |
| Nov. | Potteries | damaged | 533 |
| | | | |
| 1851. | St. Sepulchre’s | Much damaged | Builder, ix. |
| May | Church, Northampton| | 329 |
| | | | |
| 1851. | Edinburgh Assembly | Much damaged | Builder, ix. |
| May | Hall | | 305 |
| | | | |
| 1851. | Boulogne Cathedral | Dome damaged | Builder, ix. |
| June | | | 415 |
| | | | |
| 1852. | Ross Church, | Severely damaged | Tomlinson’s |
| July 6 | Hereford | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 166 |
| | | | |
| 1852. | Woolpit Church, | Tower and spire | Builder, x. 492 |
| July | Suffolk | destroyed | |
| | | | |
| 1852. | Leighton Buzzard | Much damaged | Builder, x. 492 |
| July | Church | | |
| | | | |
| 1852 | Exton Parish Church | Church nearly | Builder, xii. |
| | | destroyed | 575 |
| | | | |
| 1853. | Derby Church | Much damaged | Builder, xi. 28 |
| Jan. | | | |
| | | | |
| 1853. | Parish Church, | Entirely | Builder, xi. 43 |
| Jan. | Eskdalemuir, | destroyed | |
| | Dumfries | | |
| | | | |
| 1853. | Lincoln Cathedral | Struck | Tomlinson’s |
| Feb. | | north-west | Thunderstorm, |
| | | pinnacle of | p. 166 |
| | | the broad | |
| | | tower; set on | |
| | | fire; narrowly | |
| | | escaped | |
| | | destruction | |
| | | | |
| 1853. | Skipton Church | Much damaged | Builder, xi. |
| July | | | 423 |
| | | | |
| 1853. | Hereford Old | Slightly damaged | Builder, xi. |
| July | Parish Church | | 487 |
| | | | |
| 1853. | Chaddesley Corbett | Considerably | Builder, xi. |
| Nov. | Church | damaged | 704 |
| | | | |
| 1854. | Hanwell Church | Spire much | Builder, xii. |
| May | | damaged | 283 |
| | | | |
| 1854. | Helpringham Church | Spire much | Builder, xii. |
| May | | damaged | 269 |
| | | | |
| 1854. | Ealing Church | Had a common | Tomlinson’s |
| June | | conductor, | Thunderstorm, |
| | | which was | p. 167 |
| | | fused; the | |
| | | church slightly | |
| | | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1854. | Ashbury Church | Had a common | Tomlinson’s |
| July | | conductor, | Thunderstorm, |
| | | which was | p. 167 |
| | | fused; church | |
| | | damaged, but | |
| | | not considerably| |
| | | | |
| 1854. | Tower of Magdalen | Much damaged | Tomlinson’s |
| July 19| College, Oxford | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1854. | National School | Three children | Ann. Reg. |
| Aug. | Chapel, St. Mary, | killed, several | xcvi. 140 |
| | Ipswich | injured | |
| | | | |
| 1855. | Trinity Church, | Slightly damaged | Builder, xiii. |
| May | Southwark | | 239 |
| | | | |
| 1855. | St. Mark’s, | Considerably | Builder, xiii. |
| May | Myddelton Square | damaged | 239 |
| | | | |
| 1855. | Holy Trinity | Slightly damaged | Builder, xiii. |
| July | Church, Brompton | | 348 |
| | | | |
| 1855. | St. Ebbe’s Parish | Slightly damaged | Builder, xiii. |
| July | Church | | 348 |
| | | | |
| 1856. | Chimney at | Much damaged; | Tomlinson’s |
| Feb. | Liverpool, 310 ft. | struck at 20 | Thunderstorm, |
| | high | yds. below the | p. 167 |
| | | top | |
| | | | |
| 1856. | Hemingbrough Ch. | Much damaged | Builder, xiv. |
| June | | | 348 |
| | | | |
| 1856. | Clapton Church | Much damaged | Builder, xiv. |
| July | | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1856 | Addlethorpe Church, | Much damaged | Builder, xiv. |
| | | | 391 |
| July | Lincolnshire | | |
| | | | |
| 1856. | Church of St. | Much damaged | Tomlinson’s |
| July 14| Ebbe, Oxford | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1856. | Holy Trinity | Much damaged | Builder, xiv. |
| Aug. | Church, Manchester | | 451 |
| | | | |
| 1857. | Parish Church, | Steeple set on | Tomlinson’s |
| May | Wisborough, Sussex | fire | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857 | Walgrave Church | Damaged | Tomlinson’s |
| | | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857. | Wargrave Church, | Pinnacle | Tomlinson’s |
| May | Twyford | destroyed | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857. | Tower of Windsor | Four tons | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. | Castle | of parapet | Thunderstorm, |
| | | demolished | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857 | Independent | Set on fire | Tomlinson’s |
| | Chapel, Portsmouth | | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857. | St. Michael’s | Pinnacle | Tomlinson’s |
| Aug. | Church, Stamford | demolished | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857 | Trinity Church, | Struck during | Tomlinson’s |
| | Southwark | service | Thunderstorm, |
| | | | p. 167 |
| | | | |
| 1857. | A gasometer at | Struck, and gas | Builder, xv. |
| Aug. | the Chartered Gas | ignited | 488 |
| | Co.’s works, St. | | |
| | Luke’s | | |
| | | | |
| 1858. | The monument to | Slightly injured | |
| July | Dugald Stuart at | | |
| | Edinburgh | | |
| | | | |
| 1858. | Peak Hall, near | Church struck; | Tomlinson’s |
| July | Stoke-on-Trent | roof damaged, | Thunderstorm, |
| | | walls seriously | p. 167 |
| | | fractured, and | |
| | | organ injured | |
| | | | |
| 1862. | Mashbury Church, | Set on fire | Builder, xx. |
| May | Essex | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1862. | Bampton Parish | Much damaged | Builder, xx. |
| May | Church | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1862. | Rainham Parish | Damaged | Builder, xx. |
| May | Church, Kent | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1862. | Tackley (near | Much damaged | Building News, |
| July | Woodstock) Parish | | 1862, p. 77 |
| | Church | | |
| | | | |
| 1863. | Dunoon Church, | Nearly destroyed | Builder, xxi. |
| Feb. | Scotland | | 140 |
| | | | |
| 1863. | St. Paul’s Church, | Considerably | Building News, |
| June | Manchester | damaged | 1863, p. 457 |
| | | | |
| 1864. | St. Mary, York | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxii. |
| Sept. | | | 691 |
| | | | |
| 1865 | St. Lawrence, | Much damaged | Builder, |
| Jan. | Nuremberg, Bavaria | | xxiii. 53 |
| | | | |
| 1865. | St. Mary’s Church, | Much damaged | Builder, |
| July | Stamford | | xxiii. 526 |
| | | | |
| 1865. | St. Botolph | Much damaged | Builder, |
| July | Church, Boston | | xxiii. 526 |
| | | | |
| 1865. | Roman Catholic | Much damaged | Builder, |
| July | Chapel, Colchester | | xxiii. 526 |
| | | | |
| 1867. | Sutton-in-Ashfield | Spire destroyed | Builder, xxv. |
| Sept. | Church, | | 695 |
| | Nottinghamshire | | |
| | | | |
| 1867. | St. Pé-Saint-Simon | Much damaged | Builder, xxv. |
| Sept. | Church, France | | 684 |
| | | | |
| 1867. | Sanzet Church | Set on fire | Builder, xxv. |
| Sept. | | | 684 |
| | | | |
| 1868. | St. Paul’s Church, | Much damaged | Builder, xxvi. |
| May | Little Chester, | | 340 |
| | Derby | | |
| | | | |
| 1868. | St. Stephen’s, | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxvi. |
| June | Southwark | | 433 |
| | | | |
| 1868. | Temporary | Set on fire | Builder, xxvi. |
| June | Congregational | | 433 |
| | Church, Buckhurst | | |
| | Hill | | |
| | | | |
| 1868. | Victoria Tower, | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxvi. |
| June | Houses of | | 416 |
| | Parliament | | |
| | | | |
| 1868. | Morville Church, | Much damaged | Builder, xxvi. |
| June | Shropshire | | 416 |
| | | | |
| 1868. | School, Furze | Much damaged | Builder, xxvi. |
| June | Hill, Brighton | | 416 |
| | | | |
| 1868. | Church, Shanghai | Destroyed | Builder, xxvi. |
| June | | | 416 |
| | | | |
| 1870 | St. Saviour’s, | One pinnacle | Builder, |
| | Southwark | destroyed and | xxviii. 604 |
| | | church damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1870 | Rotherfield Church | Considerably | Builder, |
| | | damaged | xxviii. 604 |
| | | | |
| 1871. | Hethersett Church | Much damaged | Builder, xxix. |
| June | | | 450 |
| | | | |
| 1871. | St. John’s Church, | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxix. |
| June | Bury St. Edmunds | | 450 |
| | | | |
| 1871. | St. Margaret’s | Much damaged | Ann. Reg. p. 72 |
| July | Church, King’s Lynn| | |
| | | | |
| 1871. | Cromer Church | Damaged | Ann. Reg. p. 72 |
| July | | | |
| | | | |
| 1871. | Congregational | Considerably | Scientific |
| Sept. | Church, Terre | damaged | American, xxv. |
| | Haute, Ind., U.S. | | 161 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | St. Mary’s Church, | Set on fire and | Builder, xxx. |
| Jan. | Crumpsall, | destroyed | 51 |
| | Manchester | | |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Baptist Chapel, Wem | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| June | | | 511 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | St. Mary’s Church, | Set on fire and | Builder, xxx. |
| June | Beeston, Norfolk | destroyed | 423 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | St. Martin’s | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| June | Church, Birmingham | | 423 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Rainham Church, | Damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| May | Kent | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Mashbury Church, | Set on fire | Builder, xxx. |
| May | Essex | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Bampton Parish | Much damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| May | Church | | 391 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Chiddingley Church | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| June | | | 484 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | All Saints’ | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| June | School, Little | | 484 |
| | Horton | | |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Kibblesworth | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| June | Wesleyan Chapel | | 484 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Brixton Church | Considerably | Builder, xxx. |
| July | | damaged | 603 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Leigh Church | Severely injured | Builder, xxx. |
| July | | | 591 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | St. Giles, | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxx. |
| Aug. | Cripplegate | | 629 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Holy Trinity | Severely injured | Builder, xxx. |
| Aug. | Church, Windsor | | 610 |
| | | | |
| 1872. | Dundonald Parish | Spire and roof | |
| Sept. | Church | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1873. | Parish Church, | Slightly damaged | Builder, xxxi. |
| April | Cromer | | 331 |
| | | | |
| 1873. | Martham Church | Much damaged | Builder, xxxi. |
| April | | | 331 |
| | | | |
| 1873. | Ripponden Church | Much damaged | Builder, xxxi. |
| Nov. | | | 875 |
| | | | |
| 1873. | Industrial School, | Set on fire | Builder, xxxi. |
| Nov. | Mosbank, Glasgow | | 875 |
| | | | |
| 1874. | Chesterfield Church | Slightly damaged | Builder, |
| July | | | xxxii. 613 |
| | | | |
| 1874. | Christ Church, | Slightly damaged | Builder, |
| July | Salford | | xxxii. 613 |
| | | | |
| 1874. | St. Luke’s, | Set on fire, | Builder, |
| July | Homerton | much damaged | xxxii. 613 |
| | | | |
| 1874. | General Post | Slightly damaged | Builder, |
| July | Office, St. | | xxxii. 613 |
| | Martin’s le Grand | | |
| | | | |
| 1874. | Military Prison, | Slightly damaged | Builder, |
| July | R.A. Barracks, | | xxxii. 613 |
| | Woolwich | | |
| | | | |
| 1874. | Free Church of | Completely | Builder, |
| July | Braco, Perthshire | destroyed | xxxii. 613 |
| | | | |
| 1874. | Ayot St. Peter | Completely | Ann. Reg. p. 70 |
| July | Parish Church, | destroyed | |
| | Herts | | |
| | | | |
| 1875. | Chester le Street, | Spire | Newcastle |
| June | Durham | considerably | Chronicle, |
| | | damaged | June 16th |
| | | | |
| 1875. | West End Church, | Spire destroyed | Builder, |
| June | near Southampton | | xxxiii. 586 |
| | | | |
| 1875. | London and South | Destroyed | Builder, |
| June | Western Railway | | xxxiii. 586 |
| | Co.’s tall | | |
| | chimney shaft at | | |
| | Southampton | | |
| | | | |
| 1875. | Barthomley Church, | Damaged | Daily paper |
| July | near Crewe | | |
| | | | |
| 1875. | St. Mary’s Church, | Much damaged | Builder, |
| July | Birkenhead | | xxxiii. 632 |
| | | | |
| 1875. | St. Nicholas | Much damaged | Builder, |
| Aug. | Church, | | xxxiii. 783 |
| | Blundellsands | | |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Cottingham Church, | Set on fire | Daily paper |
| Mar. | near Hull | | |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Snettisham Church | Considerably | Daily paper |
| April | | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Shotts Parish | Steeple | Daily paper |
| April | Church | destroyed | |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Union Workhouse, | Roof set on fire | Daily |
| July | Retford | | Chronicle, |
| | | | July 25 |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Bishopstone Church | Considerably | Lloyd’s Weekly |
| July | | damaged | News, July 23 |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Wilmcote Church | Considerably | Lloyd’s Weekly |
| July | | damaged | News, July 23 |
| | | | |
| 1876. | St. Peter’s | Considerably | Sunday Times, |
| July | Church, | damaged | July 23 |
| | Stratford-on-Avon | | |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Market Hall, | Damaged | Daily |
| July | Doncaster | | Telegraph, |
| | | | July 24 |
| | | | |
| 1876. | Grey Friars Tower, | Considerably | Daily paper |
| Sept. | King’s Lynn | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1877. | Catholic Church, | Six persons | Globe, May 31, |
| May | Wieschen, Poland | killed and | 1877 |
| | | seventy | |
| | | seriously | |
| | | injured | |
| | | | |
| 1877. | All Saints Church, | Much damaged | Builder’s |
| May | Stand Whiteland, | | Weekly |
| | Lancashire | | Reporter, May |
| | | | 25, 1877 |
| | | | |
| 1878. | Sir David Baird’s | Almost entirely | Daily |
| May | monument, | destroyed | Telegraph, May |
| | Perthshire | | 30 |
| | | | |
| 1878. | St. Luke’s Church, | Damaged | Daily paper |
| June | Hackney | | |
| | | | |
| 1878. | Wesleyan Chapel, | Damaged | Daily paper |
| July | Southampton | | |
| | | | |
| 1878. | Free Methodist | Damaged | Daily paper |
| July | Church, Tamworth | | |
| | | | |
| 1878. | St. Jude’s Church, | Much damaged | Daily paper |
| July | Bethnal Green | | |
| | | | |
| 1878. | Church of the Holy | Considerably | The Times, |
| July | Nativity, Knowle | damaged | July 27 |
| | | | |
| 1879. | Henlow Church, | Considerably | The Times, |
| April | Bedfordshire | damaged | April 18 |
| | | | |
| 1879. | Laughten-en-le- | Considerably | The Times, May |
| May | Morthen Church | damaged | |
| | | | |
| 1879. | St. Marie’s | Set fire to the | Weekly |
| June | Church, Rugby | woodwork | Dispatch, June |
| | | | 8 |
| | | | |
| 1879. | Clevedon Market | Very much | Daily |
| June | House, nr. Bristol | damaged | Chronicle, |
| | | | June 10 |
| | | | |
| 1879. | Parish Church, | Burnt to the | Norwich paper |
| Aug. | Wells, Norfolk | ground | |
| | | | |
| 1879. | Cromer Church | Pinnacle damaged | Daily paper |
| Aug. | | | |
| | | | |
| 1879. | St. Bride’s | Slightly damaged | Daily paper |
| Aug. | Church, Stepney | | |
| | | | |
| 1879. | Sanctuary of | Damaged. | Electrician, |
| Sept. | Madonna de | Several persons | Sept. 6 |
| | Valmala, Valmala | killed | |
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