In the old half of Woolwich Cemetery lies the memorial for the sunken pleasure steamer 'The Princess Alice', which went down on Tuesday September 3rd 1878. The sinking has been described as the 'greatest tragedy ever seen on the Thames'.
Out of the 700 passengers on board only 69 survived. The mass funeral held for these people was attended by thousands, their sixpenny contributions paid for the large celtic cross that still stands today.
At the time of the tragedy untreated waste from the entire of London cascaded into the Thames, as a result many of the people who died did not drown but were rather poisoned.
More information about the incident can be found through the links below.
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