Lot 677

Regent Park London Ice Skating Disaster 40 People Dead 1867

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1 Aug 2022 · No Reserve Auction. Irish History, Guinness Prints, Collectables, Antique Prints, Newspapers, Autographs, & Metal Signs.

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Original Antique Complete 1867 Edition The Illustrated London News.

Saturday January 26th 1867.

Regent Park Ice Skating Disaster 40 People Dead.

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The Regent's Park skating disaster occurred on 15 January 1867.

When 40 people died after the ice broke on the lake in London's Regent's Park pitching about 200 people into icy water up to 12 ft (3.7 m) deep.

Most were rescued by bystanders but 40 people died either from hypothermia or by drowning. The incident was considered at the time to be the worst weather-related accident in Britain.

One of the consequences of the incident was that the lake bottom was raised and the overall depth of the lake reduced to a maximum depth of 4 ft (1.2 m), to help prevent adult drownings in the future.

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