Heritagesteamers covers the heritage of paddle steamers and pleasure steamers from areas such as the River Thames, Bristol Channel and Firth of Clyde as well as the preserved steamers Waverley, Balmoral and Kingswear Castle. It uses paddle steamer museum objects and archives from the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society Collection. Paddle steamer, pleasure steamer, Waverley, Balmoral, Kingswear Castle, General Steam Navigation Company, GSNC, Eagle Steamers, Cosens, P. and A. Campbell, Red Funnel, Caledonian Steam Packet Company, River Thames, Firth of Clyde, Bristol Channel, Paddle Steamer Preservation Society

The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society Collection forms the largest and most complete archive of material relating to paddle and pleasure steamers in the UK.

The Collection has been formed over a period of 50 years and contains over 20,000 objects covering the development of paddle and pleasure steamers that plied between seaside resorts in the days up to the 1960s when most paddle steamers disappeared. The Collection though continues to reflect the steamers that are operated today by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society: Waverley, Balmoral and Kingswear Castle.

Material in the Collection is rich and diverse ranging from the wheel of the Clacton Belle, telegraph from the Consul, and a richly decorated Dining Saloon chair from the Clacton Belle to countless thousands of photographs, handbills, posters, models, souvenirs, plans and ephemera covering seaside resorts all over the UK as well as countless well-loved paddle steamers. It is therefore an amazing resource for researchers interested in maritime history, local or family history or those that just want to rekindle happy memories of the past.