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NEWS Archive!!!
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Friends of Waverley
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Heritage Ciné Film
Heritage ciné film online
Waverley's first arrival in London in 1978 >


Our Online Galleries
An excellent resource for the expert or enthusiast
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Visit Our Online Galleries


British Pathe Film
Click to see the  'Pearlies' aboard the Ryde in London plus other amazing film from British Pathe!
Travel back in time with British Pathe to see pleasure steamers on film!>


Kingswear Castle
Click to book a Kingswear Castle cruise!!
Cruises on the Kingswear Castle on the River Dart in Devon!>

Some postcards featured in the paddle steamer collection

Click to find out about the paddle steamer Waverley and book a cruise!!!Waverley & Balmoral Cruises

Cruises around the coastline of the UK aboard the famous pleasure steamers Waverley and Balmoral

> www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk
Click to find out about Kingswear Castle cruises on the River DartKingswear Castle Cruises

Cruises aboard the Kingswear Castle and steam train services on the River Dart in Devon.

> www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk
Click to follow us on Twitter!!!Twitter - Heritage News!

Be the first to receive the latest news on paddle steamer heritage!

> http://twitter.com/#!/pleasuresteamer
Click to view details of 'Friends of Waverley''Friends of Waverley'

The exciting new supporters club for the world famous pleasure steamers Waverley & Balmoral. Lots of fabulous benefits for members!!!

> www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk
Click to view the Channelimages blogspot!!!Channel Images

The premier Bristol Channel shipping blog showing stunning photography of including Waverley and Balmoral!

> http://channelimages.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
Click to find out more about the Paddle Steamer Preservation SocietyPaddle Steamer Preservation Society

The UK's premier maritime preservation society and supporter of Waverley, Kingswear Castle and Balmoral

> www.paddlesteamers.org
Click to view the Waverley & Balmoral Twitter page!!Twitter - Balmoral & Waverley

Be the first to receive the latest news on Waverley and Balmoral!

> http://twitter.com/#!?PS_Waverley
Click to view the Unofficial Waverley websitePaddle Steamer Waverley (Unoffical Site)

Latest news of the famous pleasure steamers Waverley and Balmoral


www.btinternet.com.bt/~Paddlers/PSWaverley
Click to find out where Waverley is cruising today!!!Where's Waverley???

Want to know where the famous paddle steamer Waverley is today? Just click on the image to find out!!!

> http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?mmsi=232001540
Click to find out where Balmoral is cruising today!!!Where's Balmoral???

Want to know where the famous pleasure steamer Balmoral is today? Just click on the image to find out!!!

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?zoom=10&mmsi=232001550
Click to buy your DVD showing our three ships!Paddle Steamer DVDs

High quality DVDs showing Kingswear Castle, Balmoral & Waverley on their cruises around the UK plus fabulous heritage footage of them in the past!

www.historicshipsdvds.co.uk
Click to see the MQPS sitePaddle Steamer Medway Queen

The paddle steamer built for service from the Medway Towns in 1924 and heroine of Dunkirk

www.medwayqueen.co.uk

Click to see the Clyde River Steamer Club websiteClyde River Steamer Club

Website devoted to past and present steamers and ferries on the Firth of Clyde

www.crsc.org.uk
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Click to see the Thames Tugs websiteThames Tugs

Website relating to famous tugs on the River Thames

www.thamestugs.co.uk
Click to see the PSPS Scottish branch blogPSPS (South Coast Branch Blog)

The latest news from the Wessex branch of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society

pspswessexblogspot.com
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Click to find out more about the Maid of the LochMaid of the Loch

News of the restoration of the last large paddle steamer to be built in the UK - the Maid of the Loch on Loch Lomond

www.maidoftheloch.com
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Click to view the Simplon website! Simplon Postcards

Huge and ever-growing database of pleasure and passenger steamers photographs and images - past and present
> www.simplonpc.co.uk
Click to find to Paddle Wheels articles fsince 1959Peep Into the Past

A fascinating look at what has happened to paddle and pleasure steamers since 1959 seen through the pages of 'Paddle Wheels'

www.peepintopast.org
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Click to view the Scottish Screen Archive website!Scottish Screen Archive

Scotland's archive of heritage film that includes footage of Waverley being bought for £1 by the PSPS in 1974!

www.ssa.nls.uk
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Click to see the West Highland Steamer Club websiteWest Highland Steamer Club

Website devoted to the steamers of the West Highlands of Scotland

www.loveofscotland.com/whsc
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Click to find out more about the Coastal Cruising AssociationCoastal Cruising Association

The Coastal Cruising Association promotes cruising aboard all vessels around the coastline of the UK

www.cruisingmonthly.com
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Click to see the PSPS Scottish branch blogPSPS (Scottish Branch Blog)
The latest news from the Scottish branch of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
pspsscotlandblogspot.com
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Click to find out more about the Scottish Maritime MuseumScottish Maritime Museum

Scotland's popular maritime museum at Irvine

www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
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World of Paperships

Dutch card models showing paddle steamers incluing the Australian Murray River fleet

www.worldofpaperships.nl
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Click here to find out more about the National Piers SocietyNational Piers Society

The heritage of the UK's seaside pleasure piers

www.piers.org.uk
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Click to see the Dampferzeitung websiteDampferzeitung
News of Swiss and other paddle steamers

www.dampferzeitung.ch
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Click to view the National Maritime Museum's websiteNational Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich housing the UK's largest and most important maritime collection

www.nmm.ac.uk
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Click to view the Chatham Historic Dockyard websiteChatham Historic Dockyard

400 years of building warships for the Royal Navy plus the chance to cruise on the paddle steamer Kingswear Castle

www.chdt.org.uk
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Click to view the Southend Pier Museum websiteSouthend Pier Museum

Wonderful museum telling the story of Southend's famous pleasure pier - the longest in the world!

www.southendpiermuseum.co.uk
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Click to find out more about the University of Glasgow ArchivesUniversity of Glasgow Archives

Home to important arcives relating to scottish shipbuilding and maritime history

www.archives.gla.ac.uk/archives
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Click to view the Ships Monthly websiteShips Monthly

All the latest news and historical articles on ships in the UK and further afield

www.shipsmonthly.com
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Click to see the Sea Breezes magazine websiteSea Breezes

Historical articles and the latest news on ships

www.seabreezes.co.im
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Click to see the British Pathe websiteBritish Pathe

The archive of Pathe News containing many fascinating films of famous paddle and pleasure steamers

www.britishpathe.com
Click to see the Tramscapes websiteTramscapes

Information about paddle and pleasure steamers


www.paddlesteamers.info
Click to view the Conservation Resources websiteConservation Resources

Specialist archival quality materials and albums to store and preserve your collections


www.conservation-resources.co.uk
Click to see the Preservation Equipment websitePreservation Equipment

Specialist archival quality materials and albums to store and preserve your collections


www.preservationequipment.com
Click to hear more about the Queen of the IslesQueen of the Isles

Website telling the varied career of the Queen of the Isles that was once operated as part of the White Funnel fleet

www.queenoftheisles.com
Click to view the Shieldhall website!SS Shieldhall

Traditional steamship built for service on the Clyde and now operating a large range of cruises on the South coast during summer months

www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
Click to visit the Clyde Steamers website!The Clyde Steamers

A celebration of the famous and well-loved old pleasure steamers that plied the Firth of Clyde in the past

www.clydesteamers.co.uk/
Link to Felixstowe MuseumFelixstowe Museum

The wonderful Felixstowe Museum that includes a room devoted to paddle steamers with many objects from the PSPS Collection on display

www.felixstowe-museum.co.uk
Link to Friends of PurtonFriends of Purton

Friends of the Purton hulks and details of the Graham Farr Collection of photographs and negatives

www.friendsofpurton.org.uk
Click to visit the Steam Tug Challenge website!Steam Tug Challenge

Challenge
- the last steam tug to have worked on the River Thames and heroine of Dunkirk in 1940

www.stchallenge.org/
Click to visit the PSPS Bristol Channel branch blogPSPS (Bristol Channel Branch Blog)

The latest news from the Bristol Channel branch of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society

www.pspsbristolchannel.blogspot.co.uk
Click to visitPaddle Steamer Gallery

Website showing paddle steamer photographs and descriptions of steamers around the coast of the UK.

www.freespace.virgin.net/tom.lee/
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