Consul scheduled to run trips from Brighton’s Palace Pier.
5th August 1963 Consul
Consul leaving Weymouth 23 May 1963. For this season only she sported a primrose funnel and bottle green hull.
John Megoran recalls the heyday and decline paddle steamers, particularly the Weymouth based paddle steamers that he grew up with, hoping that one day he would captain a paddle steamer.
He did realise his ambition – and more – restoring, managing and as principal captain of PS Kingswear Castle for nearly 30 years on both the Medway and Thames.
John has written several books about paddle and pleasure steamers that may be found here.
A Week in the Life of Balmoral 1956
Balmoral
What was Balmoral up to during a week in 1956?
4th August 1962 Medway Queen
Medway Queen 1st July 1959.
Medway Queen makes two round trips between Strood and Southend.
A Week in the Life of Balmoral 1934
Balmoral.
What was Balmoral up to during a week in July 1934.
3rd August 1937 Balmoral
Balmoral 1935/38.
Balmoral spends the night at anchor in fog with 125 passenger aboard.
2nd August 1924 La Marguerite
La Marguerite stern fetching at Bangor.
La Marguerite scheduled for a day trip from Liverpool to Menai Bridge.
1st August 1936 London to Shanklin via Brighton
Glen Gower leaving Newhaven.
Southern Railway ran a Rail and Steamer excursion from London to the Isle of Wight by fast electric trains to Brighton thence by P & A Campbell’s steamer.
August 1956 Bournemouth Queen
Bournemouth Queen 1954-1957.
What was the Bournemouth Queen doing in August 1956?
31st July 1939 Bournemouth
Princess Elizabeth pictured 1938 or 1939.
A plethora of paddle steamers at Bournemouth.
30th July 1962 Consul
Consul in Lulworth Cove 1962.
Morning cruise on Consul to Lulworth Cove.
29th July 2008 Kingswear Castle
A well loaded Kingswear Castle.
A day in the life of Kingswear Castle in the Medway years.
28th July 1960 Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth A/S Haldon Pier Torquay.
Thursday 28th July 1960 Princess Elizabeth runs a day trip from Torquay to Plymouth.
27th July 1889 Brodick Castle
Brodick Castle A/S Swanage.
Brodick Castle sails from Swanage, Bournemouth and Boscombe to Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, Cowes and Portsmouth.
26th July 1934 Lorna Doone
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.
25th July 1959 Humber Paddle Steamers
Wingfield Castle.
Paddle steamer day trip from Grimsby to Hull.
The King’s Spithead Inspection July 1924
Balmoral.
What were the paddle steamers of what became Red Funnel doing during the King’s Royal Naval Inspection at Spithead in July 1924?
24th July 1958 Cardiff Queen
Cardiff Queen.
Cardiff Queen scheduled to sail from Swansea. Mumbles Ilfracombe and Clovelly to Lundy Island.
22nd July 1912 Killingholme
Killingholme with King George V & Queen Mary aboard entering Immingham Dock.
Killingholme carries King George V for the opening ceremony of Immingham Dock.
21st July 1968 Ryde
Ryde.
Ryde makes four round trips between Southsea and Ryde.
21st July 1947 Bournemouth Queen
Bournemouth Queen leaving Swanage as rebuilt after the war.
Bournemouth Queen’s first week at Bournemouth after the war.
20th July 1997 Kingswear Castle
KC A/S Rochester Pier with costumed characters.
Kingswear Castle runs an afternoon Teddy Bear Trip.
19th July 1971 Maid of the Loch
Maid of the Loch.
Maid of the Loch makes two circuits of Loch Lomond.
6th-12th July 1953 Cardiff Queen
Cardiff Queen with Balmoral in the background off the Isle of Wight.
A week on the Cardiff Queen operating on the Sussex Coast.
18th July 1962 Medway Queen
Medway Queen unable to call at Clacton due to the wind.
16th July 1947 Embassy, Monarch and Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth arriving at Shanklin Pier.
Paddle steamer trips from Bournemouth Wednesday 16th July 1947.
14th July 1954 Glen Gower
Glen Gower arriving at Eastbourne, 25th June 1956.
Glen Gower cancels her sailing from Newhaven to Boulogne due to the weather.
13th July 1958 Sailing on the Bristol Channel
Glen Usk's bridge.
Three paddle steamer offering multiple trip options on the Bristol Channel.
Brighton to Bournemouth 1947
Glen Gower after the Second World War.
How often did P & A Campbell advertise day trips from Brighton to Bournemouth in 1947?
12th July 1953 Bournemouth Pier
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.
11th July 1948 Emperor of India
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.