A plethora of paddle steamers at Bournemouth
31st July 1939 Bournemouth

Princess Elizabeth pictured 1938 or 1939.
Princess Elizabeth pictured 1938 or 1939.
A plethora of paddle steamers at Bournemouth
Consul in Lulworth Cove 1962.
Morning cruise on Consul to Lulworth Cove.
A well loaded Kingswear Castle.
A day in the life of Kingswear Castle in the Medway years.
Princess Elizabeth A/S Haldon Pier Torquay.
Thursday 28th July 1960 Princess Elizabeth runs a day trip from Torquay to Plymouth.
Brodick Castle A/S Swanage.
Brodick Castle sails from Swanage, Bournemouth and Boscombe to Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, Cowes and Portsmouth.
Princess Elizabeth & Lorna Doone leaving the Royal Pier, Southampton.
Lorna Doone scheduled to sail from Southampton to Ryde, Southsea, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor and on round the Isle of Wight.
Wingfield Castle.
Paddle steamer day trip from Grimsby to Hull.
Cardiff Queen.
Cardiff Queen scheduled to sail from Swansea. Mumbles Ilfracombe and Clovelly to Lundy Island.
Killingholme.
Killingholme scheduled for an excursion from Grimsby to Spurn Head.
Killingholme with King George V & Queen Mary aboard entering Immingham Dock.
Killingholme carries King George V for the opening ceremony of Immingham Dock.
Ryde.
Ryde makes four round trips between Southsea and Ryde.
KC A/S Rochester Pier with costumed characters.
Kingswear Castle runs an afternoon Teddy Bear Trip.
Maid of the Loch.
Maid of the Loch makes two circuits of Loch Lomond.
Majestic pictured by expert Weymouth photographer Eric Latcham.
Majestic sails from Bournemouth for a Spithead Naval Review.
Balmoral pictured in the late 1930s
Balmoral runs her inaugural cruise for invited guests from Southampton.
Princess Elizabeth arriving at Shanklin Pier.
Paddle steamer trips from Bournemouth Wednesday 16th July 1947..
A well loaded Consul arriving at Swanage Pier.
First trip of the season by Consul to Totland Bay, Isle of Wight.
Glen Gower arriving at Eastbourne 25th June 1956.
Glen Gower cancels her sailing from Newhaven to Boulogne due to the weather.
KC Leaving at Dartmouth 6th July 2020.
Kingswear Castle is now running harbour cruises from Dartmouth every day except Fridays at 12 noon, 1.30pm & 3pm.
Glen Usk's bridge.
Three paddle steamer offering multiple trip options on the Bristol Channel.
Monarch approaching Bournemouth Pier with Hengistbury Head and the Isle of Wight in the background.
Choice of afternoon cruises from Bournemouth Pier on three different paddle steamers.
Emperor of India running trials off Weymouth 9th July 1948
Following her post war rebuild Emperor of India open to the public to inspect her entirely new look.
Brighton Belle.
Brighton Belle struck by lightning off Eastbourne.
Embassy aground in Poole Harbour 9th July 1948.
9th July 1948 Embassy aground in Poole Harbour.
Jeanie Deans.
Jeanie Deans scheduled for the “Round the Lochs and Firth of Clyde” excursion from Craigendoran, Gourock, Dunoon, Rothesay, Largs and Millport (Keppel Pier)
KC A/S Dartmouth pontoon 6th July 2020.
Kingswear Castle returned to service Monday 6th July 2020 running harbour cruises from Dartmouth.
Caledonia.
Caledonia cancelled sailings from Ayr due to the weather.
Ryde.
First day of the season for Ryde.
Kingswear Castle's boiler safety valves being tested Friday 3rd July 2020.
On Friday 3rd July a surveyor was aboard to test Kingswear Castle’s two boiler safety valves.
Consul alongside Bournemouth Pier.
Consul’s first sailing of the season from Weymouth to Swanage and Bournemouth.
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