Episode 35 - The Paisley Canal Disaster
Podcast: Beyond the BreakersPublished On: Mon Oct 25 2021
Description: This week we're discussing the deadly Paisley Canal Disaster of 1810, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 84 people just days into the operation of the Glasgow, Johnstone, and Ardrossan Canal.*Originally released 10/25/21; edited and re-uploaded 3/20/22 Selected Resources:"Paisley pub on site of Britain's worst canal disaster to honour victims" - Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman "How Paisley poet Robert Tannahill made his mark on history" - Hamish McPherson, The National"Melancholy Accident" from Walter Scott's Edinburgh Annual Register - see pages 227-228 for coverage of the incidentShort biography of Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of EglintonCasualty and survivor list from Urban HistorianGlasgow's Canals Unlocked- An informative guide to the history of Glasgow's canals, but conspicuously no mention of the Paisley disasterSupport the show
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