Wednesday 12 February | 2pm - 4pm

On 03 September 1878, there was a collision between a passenger paddle steamer, the Princess Alice and a collier, the Bywell Castle, that resulted in the drowning of 640 people. Join ex-Chair of the Erith and Belvedere Local History Society, Ken Chamberlain, for an illustrated talk about this forgotten local tragedy.

Images courtesy of Bexley Archives