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The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society Collection
is 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 27,000 objects
covering the development of paddle and pleasure steamers
that once plied between seaside resorts. The Collection
though continues to reflect the pleasure 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 Princess Elizabeth, telegraph
from the Consul, and a richly decorated Dining
Saloon chair from the Clacton Belle. It also
includes thousands of photographs, handbills, models,
souvenirs and ephemera showing well-loved paddle steamers
of the past.

The Collection is an amazing resource for researchers
interested in maritime history, local or family history
or those that just want to rekindle happy memories
of a day at the seaside aboard a paddle steamer!
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