Gallia December 1912
Gallia approaching Weggis August 2021
New Bristol Venue for Branch Meetings
Cambria and Brighton Belle at the Underfall, Winter 1936-37
Now to take place at the Underfall Yard Visitor’s Centre, Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6XG.
13th September 1963 Consul
Paddle Steamer Consul arrived on the Thames on 14th September 1963 but things didn’t quite go to plan.
Waverley Grand Draw 2021 Results
The draw took place at the end of the live YouTube broadcast on Friday 26 November 2021.
23rd November 1971 Caledonia
Caledonia sold to Bass Charrington for a new static career on the Thames.
23rd November 1937 Corfe Castle
Red Funnel's paddle steamer Corfe Castle.
In November 1937 Red Funnel’s Mauretania ex Queen renamed Corfe Castle.
Swiss Paddle Steamers 2021
Unterwalden, Uri, Gallia and Stadt Luzern in the Lucerne Shipyard 18th October 2021
How has the season been for the Swiss paddle steamers?
30th October 1957 Bournemouth Queen
Bournemouth Queen.
Bournemouth Echo expands on its announcement the previous day that Bournemouth Queen was to be withdrawn.
Waverley 2001 – Autumn Bristol Channel Weekend
Bad weather delayed Waverley’s arrival resulting in the cancellation of the first two sailings of the weekend.
Waverley 2001 – Last Week on the Thames
Waverley’s last week of the 2001 Thames season.
3rd October 1997 Waverley
John Megoran in the wheelhouse doorway of Waverley sailing as her master, 12th October 1997.
Waverley sails from Tilbury to Chatham.
Glen Gower 1954
Glen Gower after the Second World War.
What was Glen Gower doing during the summer of 1954?
Waverley 2001 – From Sun to Storm
Recalling the first seven days of the 2001 season on the Thames.
Waverley 2001 – A Pluvious Weekend
Waverley sails to Clacton and Tilbury and visits the Thames Forts.
Waverley 1973 – Five Lochs Cruise – 29th September 1973
On Saturday 29th September 1973 the PSPS chartered Waverley for a “Five Lochs Cruise”. It was to be Waverley’s final month in service with Caledonian MacBrayne.
Waverley 2001 – First call at Harwich Halfpenny Pier
Waverley’s first call at Harwich’s Halfpenny Pier.
PS Mountaineer Grounded on 27th September 1889
PS Mountaineer (I).
PS Mountaineer, the first ship ordered by David Hutcheson & Company, grounded on 27th September 1889.
Waverley 2001 – From Solent to Thames
Waverley’s final sailings on the Solent before departing for the Thames.
A Week in the Life of Monarch 1960
Monarch approaching Bournemouth Pier.
What was Monarch doing during a week in August 1960?
15th September 1960 Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth.
Princess Elizabeth’s last trip of the season from Torquay to Lyme Regis on 15th September 1960.
Waverley 2001 – Indian Summer on the Solent
Clydebuilt ships reunited. Steamship Shieldhall and Waverley meet in the Solent.
10th September 1960 PSPS Charter Consul
Consul leaving Weymouth.
The first ever PSPS Charter.
Day Trips from Bournemouth 1953
Embassy entering Lulworth Cove 1953.
What sort of day trips were offered by the paddle steamers running from Bournemouth in the summer of 1953?
Waverley 2001 – Second Weekend on the Solent
The second weekend on the Solent saw Waverley’s anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight and a cruise to Weymouth.
Waverley 2001 – Return to the South Coast
The first three days of Waverley’s south coast sailings from Weymouth and Southampton.
Manning La Suisse
La Suisse A/S Lausanne, 23rd August 2021.
How are the Swiss paddle steamers manned and what is the route to becoming a captain?
Waverley 2001 – Summer Storm and a Very Fast Lady
Waverley’s 2001 Clyde sailing season comes to an end.
An Exciting Weekend on the Waverley
Waverley alongside at Ardrishaig, a highlight of the 2021 season.
The middle weekend of August visit several ports, including Ardrishaig for the first time in 20 years.
Waverley 2001 – Busy Final Week on the Clyde for Waverley
Waverley carried a full capacity of over nine hundred passengers to Dunoon for the annual Cowal Games.
Sandown, Shanklin & Ventnor to Bournemouth
Balmoral.
Excursions from the east coast piers of the Isle of Wight to Bournemouth.