A suggestion was made to the Rev. J. A. Beazor, the rector of Portland, that there was need of a church in Southwell, and the Avalanche Memorial Church was built in 1879 as a memorial to those who died on both ships.
A suggestion was made to the Rev. J. A. Beazor, the rector of Portland, that there was need of a church in Southwell, the small village nearest the site of the disaster. The Avalanche Memorial Church was built in 1879 as a memorial to those who died on both ships.