Private company
Stowmarket Guncotton Company
Logo: https://web.archive.org/web/20070812010057fw_/http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk/prentice_family.htm, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
Defunct English explosives manufacturing company (1863–1907)
The Stowmarket Guncotton Company was an explosives company established in the 19th century by Messrs Prentice that operated a gun-cotton factory in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. The factory was the scene of an explosion in 1871 that claimed the lives of 28 people.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Stowmarket Guncotton Company was an explosives company established in the 19th century by Messrs Prentice that operated a gun-cotton factory in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. The factory was the scene of an explosion in 1871 that claimed the lives of 28 people.2
Products and brands
- explosive chemicals
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Links
- WikipediaStowmarket Guncotton Company
- WikidataQ107292906
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