Morecambe Bay Sunset Series: The Matchless Disaster

Join Simon Williams as he shares his research on Morecambe Bay’s Forgotten Tragedy.
In 1894 a pleasure boat sunk just off the Silverdale coast, resulting in Morecambe Bay's greatest loss of life. Simon Williams, Chair of the Mourholme Local History Society, has traced the story of all those on the boat that day, the likely cause of the accident, and the aftermath.

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