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A newspaper cutting that helped to start the PSPSMedway Queen withdrawn during the early days of the PSPSAlumchine - the steamer that the PSPS tried to acquire during its early yearsPSPS members at Margate in 1964Charter of the Consul by the PSPS in 1961PSPS Blackheath Model Rally in 1962The PSPS charter of Princess Elizabeth to Torquay in 1965A typical PSPS 'Nutter'
Committee members admiring a model paddle steamer in 1964Letter from the PSPS patron - Sir John BetjemanCharter of the Bristol Queen to Tenby by the PSPS in 1967Kingswear castle laid up on the River dart in Devon prior to purchase by the PSPS for £600Kingswear Castle undergoing restoration at medway Bridge Marina during the 1970sConsul in the Upper Pool of London in 1963Waverley on a PSPS charter during the early 1970sWaverley is sold to the PSPS for £1!
watch film of Waverley's first visit to London in 1978The four PSPS members that travelled south with Waverley in 1978Menu for the 25th Birthday dinner in 1984Bernard Cox hands the plaque from the Freshwater to PSPS founder Alan Robinson at the Savoy Hotel in 1980Menu from the 21st Birthday Dinner at the Savoy Hotel in 1980Douglas McGowan, Johnathan Cohen and Pat Bushell at the Savoy in 1980Balmoral departing from Great Yarmouth in 2003Waverley and Kingswear Castle during the 'Grand Parade of Steam' in 1985
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A Society is Formed
Patrick Taylor's letter to the Telegraph
W B Huntly's letter to the Telegraph
S. Jefferis Letter to the telegraph
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Early Days of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
Queen of the South in 1966During September and October 1959, a number of letters appeared in the 'Telegraph' commentating on the sad and rapid decline of the paddle steamer around the shores of the UK. The first letter was written by Professor Alan Robinson who became the founder of the PSPS.

A public meeting was held at the Clwb y Cymry (Welsh Club) Oxford Circus on 30th October 1959 and a decision was made to form a Society. The first meeting of the Society was held at Southampton on 8th November 1959 when the name 'Paddle Steamer Preservation Society' was given to the Society and the 15 persons present fixed an annual membership of 25 shillings.

The press cuttings above were sent to the 'Telegraph' in September 1959 in the hope that a society could be formed....from these the PSPS was formed the following month.
 
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