Friends Talk: The Coalport Ferry Disaster
Friends Talk: The Coalport Ferry Disaster by Robert Herrick
The Coalport Ferry Disaster of 1799 cost 28 people their lives, many of them women and children, yet remains relatively unknown due to its lack of being reported on at the time.
Robert Herrick has researched extensively into this tragedy, trying to give names to the victims and identify their resting places whilst campaigning for a permanent memorial to them.
Date: Wednesday 18 June
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Glass Classroom, Coalbrookdale
Tickets: Free for Friends of IGMT, £1 for all other visitors
Please call 01952 435900 or email friends@ironbridge.org.uk for more information.