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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.
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