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- Brocks_Fireworks abstract "Brocks Fireworks Ltd is a manufacturer of fireworks, founded in London and subsequently based in Hemel Hempstead, Dumfriesshire and Norfolk.Brocks was founded in 1698 in Islington by John Brock and it is the oldest British firework manufacturer. John Brock died on 5th November 1720 aged 43. In 1825 the factory was located in a residential area in Baker's Row, Whitechapel, London: it was destroyed when a boy who was ramming gunpowder into a firework accidentally created a spark which ignited it, and threw it aside as he ran out in fright. Fifty pounds of gunpowder and a large amount of saltpetre exploded immediately, blowing the roof off, setting fire to the building, and smashing every pane of glass in most of the adjoining streets.The company moved to south London, to South Norwood and Sutton and developed an association with The Crystal Palace, devising free public displays (known as "Brock's Benefits") and adopting "Crystal Palace" as a brand name.The 1887 and several subsequent editions of Whitaker's Almanack have advertisements for Brocks, under an earlier name: it provided for the Crystal Palace company, the UK War Office, Government of India, and other bodies.The company moved to Hemel Hempstead in 1910 and stayed there until 1971, when it moved again, this time to Swaffham, Norfolk and Sanquhar, Scotland. In the 1930s, Brocks built homes and a sports club for its workers near to its 207-acre (0.84 km2) site on the north eastern side of Hemel Hempstead. The street names (Ranelagh Road and Vauxhall Road) reflected earlier associations in south London. Henry Brock died in 1938 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Leverstock Green.Brocks Fireworks was bought by Standard Fireworks in 1988,and Standard Fireworks were bought by the Chinese Firework Company Black Cat in 1998, but the Brocks name lasted as a brand name for some imported products from China for a while.Brocks Fireworks Limited is now back in the UK and in the hands of UK Directors. Brocks Fireworks Limited aims are to produce high quality Pyrotechnics back in the UK and to protect the history of the UK fireworks industry.".
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- Brocks_Fireworks comment "Brocks Fireworks Ltd is a manufacturer of fireworks, founded in London and subsequently based in Hemel Hempstead, Dumfriesshire and Norfolk.Brocks was founded in 1698 in Islington by John Brock and it is the oldest British firework manufacturer. John Brock died on 5th November 1720 aged 43.".
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