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A newspaper cutting that helped to start the PSPS Medway Queen withdrawn during the early days of the PSPS Alumchine - the steamer that the PSPS tried to acquire during its early years PSPS members at Margate in 1964 Charter of the Consul by the PSPS in 1961 PSPS Blackheath Model Rally in 1962 The PSPS charter of Princess Elizabeth to Torquay in 1965 A typical PSPS 'Nutter'
Committee members admiring a model paddle steamer in 1964 Letter from the PSPS patron - Sir John Betjeman Charter of the Bristol Queen to Tenby by the PSPS in 1967 Kingswear castle laid up on the River dart in Devon prior to purchase by the PSPS for £600 Kingswear Castle undergoing restoration at medway Bridge Marina during the 1970s Consul in the Upper Pool of London in 1963 Waverley on a PSPS charter during the early 1970s Waverley is sold to the PSPS for £1!
watch film of Waverley's first visit to London in 1978 The four PSPS members that travelled south with Waverley in 1978 Menu for the 25th Birthday dinner in 1984 Bernard Cox hands the plaque from the Freshwater to PSPS founder Alan Robinson at the Savoy Hotel in 1980 Menu from the 21st Birthday Dinner at the Savoy Hotel in 1980 Douglas McGowan, Johnathan Cohen and Pat Bushell at the Savoy in 1980 Balmoral departing from Great Yarmouth in 2003 Waverley and Kingswear Castle during the 'Grand Parade of Steam' in 1985

PSPS Charter of the PS Princess Elizabeth
Hadbill for the PSPS charter of the Princess Elizabeth to Torquay in 1965
Princess Elizabeth approaching Bournemouth Handbill advertising a PSPS Charter aboard the PS Princess Elizabeth on 26 June 1965

The Princess Elizabeth was a well-loved paddle steamer of the 1960s and is one of the few paddle steamers that has escaped the scrapyard. The Society during the 1960s provided a strong but often ineffective voice to try to keep famous old paddle steamers in operation. Despite several attempts to operate the Princess Elizabeth during this period, the Princess Elizabeth has survived in a static role initially in London and now in a similar role again at Dunkirk. The PSPS has the wheel of the Princess Elizabeth in its heritage collection.

The Princess Elizabeth undertook this PSPS charter from Weymouth to Torquay on 26th June 1965 and it marked the first steamer cruise form Weymouth to Torquay since 1949. A profit of £34.45 was made on this charter of Princess Elizabeth to Torquay and this was added to PSPS funds.

 

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