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15 Aug 2025

Curator John McGoldrick with a replica of “cursed” wool clipper Cromdale, built in Glasgow in 1891. After narrowly escaping disaster when her maiden voyage was hit by freak 300ft high icebergs, she later ran aground in thick fog, ploughing into cliffs off the coast of Cornwall, where her wreck is still visible today.

Model ships: Curator John McGoldrick with a replica of “cursed” wool clipper Cromdale, built in Glasgow in 1891. After narrowly escaping disaster when her maiden voyage was hit by freak 300ft high icebergs, she later ran aground in thick fog, ploughing into cliffs off the coast of Cornwall, where her wreck is still visible today.
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