22nd November 1888
A Jersey ketch explodes in Bristol
A Jersey ketch carrying 300 barrels of crude oil exploded in Bristol Docks, killing a captain and three others. The ruptured vessel immediately spilled its burning cargo which, despite covering half of the docks, didn’t harm any other vessels. Unfortunately, the heat from it shattered several thousand feet of glass at the General Hospital.
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Other events that occured in November
Liberty Wharf shopping centre opens
- St Helier’s £40m Liberty Wharf occupies a former Victorian abattoir, and retains many of the listed building’s original features.
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Jersey’s Occupation peer dies
- Bertram Godfray Falle fought Jersey’s cause in the House of Lords throughout the occupation, but barely lived long enough to see the island’s revival in the years following the Second World War.
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The Jersey Airport disaster
- The Jersey Airport disaster killed two crew and 12 passengers when their plane came down shortly after take off from Jersey Airport.
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Jersey Communist Party Deputy dies
- Norman Le Brocq was a founder of the Jersey Communist Party and one of 20 locals awarded watches for aiding prisoners of war during the occupation.
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