On Saturday 19th January 1963, Tattershall Castle broke free from her Humber moorings in a storm.
19th January 1963 Tattershall Castle
18th January 1970 Eppleton Hall
Eppleton Hall working on the Tyne.
First day out in the Pacific for Eppleton Hall.
17th January 1961 Monarch
Monarch at Weymouth. Cosens's office at 10, Custom House Quay is the building on the left with the white lettering on a black background.
Dorset Evening Echo reports that Monarch has been put up for sale.
PS Freshwater & The Birth of PSPS
Images of PS Freshwater – the paddle steamer directly linked to the birth of the PSPS.
16th January 1950 Britannia & Ravenswood
Britannia with two funnels after having yet another new boiler fitted in 1947.
Britannia and Ravenswood leave Charles Hill’s drydock at Bristol.
15th January 1941 HMS Aristocrat
HMS Aristocrat ex Talisman as an anti-aircraft ship in WW2.
HMS Aristocrat ex Talisman on duty providing anti-aircraft cover on the Thames for convoys.
14th January 1968 Bristol Queen
A stern view of Bristol Queen alongside Scillonian at Penzance.
Bristol Queen rammed by the Liberian registered tanker Geodor.
13th January 1937 Sawbwa
Sawbwa built for the Irrawaddy Flotilla.
The paddle steamer Sawbwa was in the process of being deconstructed at the Denny yard at Dumbarton on the Clyde.
12th January 1989 SEETB Excursions Fair
John Megoran and Pat Bushell at a SEETB Excursions Fair at Wembley.
KC takes a stand at the South East England Tourist Board’s Excursions Fair at Wembley.
11th January 1942 Merstone
Merstone in more peaceful times.
10th January 1941 Merstone
Merstone in the Second World War.
Portsmouth blitzed by heavy German bombing.
9th January 1970 Eppleton Hall
Eppleton Hall working on the Tyne.
On Friday 9th January 1970 Eppleton Hall was one day away from arriving in Cartagena in Columbia.
8th January 1993 Kingswear Castle
New bottom for KC 1993.
Meeting with Crescent Shipyard to sign the contract for re-plating KC’s bottom.
7th January 1986 Sir Steuart Pringle
Sir Steuart Pringle bringing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher aboard Kingswear Castle 11th June 1987. KC's then mate Chris Smith on the left.
Meeting with Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Pringle KCB, DSc, LLB.
6th January 1931 Medina
Medina.
Medina launched at the Woolston yard of John J Thornycroft and Co in Southampton.
5th January 1962 Captain Larkin
Red Funnel's Captain N R Larkin.
Friday 5th January 1962 marked the end of the first week of retirement for Captain Larkin after a long career as master with Red Funnel.
4th January 1948 Talisman
Talisman aground at Kilcreggan January 1948.
Hull survey of Talisman aground at Kilcreggan.
3rd January 1948 Talisman
Talisman in 1946.
Talisman aground at Kilcreggan.
2nd January 1884 South of Ireland
South of Ireland (left) and Aquila in Weymouth Harbour.
Cosens & Co’s passenger carrying paddle tug Queen leads the attempt to salvage the paddle steamer South of Ireland which had run aground on Christmas Eve.
Waverley’s 2020 Re-Boilering – New Videos
The new starboard boiler being lifted aboard Waverley.
Following on from the recent Waverley 1981 re-boilering article, two short videos of the 2020 re-boilering have been released featuring previously unseen still images and footage.
1st January 1960 Consul
Consul leaving Weymouth.
Paddle steamers and Weymouth Harbour floods.
PSPS Top 20 of 2020
What were the most viewed articles on the PSPS website during 2020?
31st December 1958 Cosens’s Charles Kaile
Mr C H J Kaile (left) being presented with a silver tea service by Mr S F Thatcher.
Cosens & Co’s General Manager Charles Kaile retires after a career with the company spanning 56 years.
Winter 1995
- 25 years ago... Chairman's comments
- Commemorative cruises
- Waverley's Thames Diary
- And 50 years ago... Lincoln Castle on special duty
- Plus 66 years ago... Newhaven to Boulogne aboard Glen Gower
30th December 1967 Queen of the South
Queen of the South.
Queen of the South in to the scrapyard.
29th December 1993 Kingswear Castle
Kingswear Castle flying the EU flag.
Why was Kingswear Castle flying the EU flag?
Waverley’s 1981 Re-Boilering – Further Images
A second report on Waverley’s 1981 re-boilering with images previously not shared showing the new boiler being fitted.
28th December 1967 Queen of the South
Queen of the South Tower Pier 28th May 1966 Capt Woods on port bridge wing.
Queen of the South off Vlissingham.
27th December 1967 Queen of the South
Jeanie Deans off Denton on the Thames 29th January 1966.
Queen of the South leaves the Thames under tow for the breakers yard in Antwerp.
26th December 1902 Victoria
Victoria leaving Weymouth.
Friday 26h December 1902 was the first day of a new winter paddle steamer service between Bournemouth, Boscombe and Swanage.