This page lists PSPS Office Bearers from the Society’s inauguration in 1959 up to the present day.
The very first PSPS member was Mrs Eileen Pritchard who had a large influence on paddle steamer preservation in the 1960s.
- President
- Vice President
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
- National Secretary
- Assistant Secretary
- Treasurer
- Membership Secretary
- Subscriptions Officer / Subscriptions Secretary
- Editor
- Other Postholders
- Patron
President
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 – 2019 | Professor A R Robinson | Founder |
| 2019 – present | Douglas McGowan MBE |
Vice President
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 – 1989 | Nick Knight | |
| 1976 – 2020 | W G Prynne | |
| 1988 – present | Nigel Coombes | |
| 1999 – present | J T Sylvester | |
| 2004 – present | Nick James | |
| 2004 – 2019 | Douglas McGowan MBE | President from 2019 |
| 2017 – present | John Anderson |
Chairman
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 – 1962 | Professor A R Robinson | Until November 1962 |
| 1962 – 1963 | J D Potter | Resigned May 1963 |
| 1963 | Bill Prynne | Caretaker role until November 1963 |
| 1963 – 1967 | Nick Knight | |
| 1967 – 1976 | Bill Prynne | |
| 1976 | Alan Peake | Resigned due to ill health |
| 1976 – 1980 | Victor Gray | |
| 1980 – 1982 | Douglas McGowan | |
| 1982 – 1988 | Nigel Coombes | |
| 1988 – 1991 | Jeremy Gold | |
| 1991 – 2004 | Nick James | |
| 2004 – 2012 | Myra Allen | |
| 2012 – 2013 | Douglas McGowan | |
| 2013 – 2017 | Iain Dewar | |
| 2017 – 2019 | Paul Semple | |
| 2019 – 2020 | Peter Morley | Interim Chairman until March 2020 |
| 2020 – present | John Allen |
Vice Chairman
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 – 1962 | Captain L G H Thomas | |
| 1962 – 1963 | Peter Southcombe | Until May 1963 |
| 1964 – 1965 | Victor Gray | Acting Vice Chairman. Also Membership Secretary |
| 1965 – 1967 | D V Wainwright | |
| 1967 – 1976 | John Millar | |
| 1976 – 1980 | Douglas McGowan | |
| 1980 – 1981 | Victor Gray | |
| 1981 – 1982 | Nigel Coombes | |
| 1982 – 1991 | Douglas McGowan | |
| 1991 – 1994 | Jeremy Gold | |
| 1994 – 2001 | Graham Hand | |
| 2001 – 2004 | Myra Allen | |
| 2004 – 2007 | Alex Lewis | |
| 2008 – 2012 | David Haddleton | |
| 2013 – 2016 | Jeremy Gold | |
| 2016 – 2017 | Paul Semple | |
| 2017 – present | Gordon Wilson |
National Secretary
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Tony McGinnity | Resigned due to ill health |
| 1959 – 1960 | Bernard Cox | Acting National Secretary. Also Assistant Secretary |
| 1960 – 1962 | Victor Gray | |
| 1962 – 1964 | T G Cadman | Resigned May 1964 |
| 1964 – 1968 | W Blakeney | |
| 1968 – 1972 | Christopher J M Phillips | |
| 1972 – 1975 | Iain MacLeod | |
| 1975 – 1979 | Mike Hodges | |
| 1979 – 2017 | John Anderson | |
| 2017 – present | Angela Johnson |
Assistant Secretary
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 – ? | Bernard Cox | |
| 1962 – 1968 | V F Burrell | |
| 1968 – ? | D K Jones |
Treasurer
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 – 1959 | Tony McGinnity | Acting Treasurer. Also Secretary and Editor |
| 1960 – 1961 | E T Y Randle | |
| 1961 – 1962 | V F Burrell | |
| 1962 – 1964 | D L Dougan | |
| 1965 – 1975 | Victor Gray | |
| 1975 – 1980 | Iain MacLeod | |
| 1980 – present | Martin Longhurst |
Membership Secretary
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 – 1965 | Victor Gray | Subscriptions Secretary |
| 1965 – 1969 | A P Clark | |
| 1969 – 1980 | David Swaffield | |
| 1980 – 1983 | John M Beveridge | |
| 1983 | A W McRobb | |
| 1983 – 1993 | Clem Robb | |
| 1993 – 2000 | Vacant | |
| 2000 – 2009 | Brian Whitmore | |
| 2009 | John Anderson | Temporary |
| 2009 – 2013 | Jon Joliffe | |
| 2013 – 2015 | Vacant | |
| 2015 – 2018 | Jon Joliffe | |
| 2018 – present | Gordon Wilson |
Subscriptions Officer / Subscriptions Secretary
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 – 1976 | Victor Gray | Subscriptions Officer |
| 1976 – 1980 | G A Lewis | Subscriptions Officer |
| 1980 – 1988 | P M Reid | Subscriptions Secretary |
| 1988 – 1989 | Leslie Brown | Subscriptions Secretary |
| 1989 – 2000 | Mrs G Anderson | Subscriptions Secretary |
Editor
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 – 1961 | Tony McGinnity | Resigned 1961. Also Secretary and Treasurer |
| 1961 – 1962 | J H P Ellis | |
| 1963 – 1965 | J H Stay | |
| 1965 – 1966 | Dr Duncan Egdell | |
| 1966 – 1978 | Russell Plummer | PW27 – 74 |
| 1979 – 1980 | Iain MacLeod Russell Plummer | Editor PW75 – 80 Layout & Design. PW75 – 80 |
| 1981 – 1992 | Russell Plummer | PW81 – 126 |
| 1992 – present | Myra Allen | PW127 onwards |
Other Postholders
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 – 1975 | D L Dougan | Auditor |
| 1960 – ? | Capt. LGH Thomas | Records Officer |
| 1962 – ? | E A Peacock | Auditor |
| 1961 – ? | Bernard Cox | Curator |
| 1979 | Basil Craggs | Sales Officer |
| 1980 – ? | Dr Joe McKendrick | Sales Officer |
| 1994 – 2014 | Andrew Gladwell | Museum Officer; then Collections Officer from 2004 |
| 2010 – 2011 | Malcolm Palmer | PR & Promotions Officer |
| 2014 – present | David Green | Archivist |
| 2014 – present | David Green | Data Controller |
Patron
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 – 1984 | Sir John Betjeman | |
| 2016 – present | Timothy West CBE & Prunella Scales CBE |