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site is dedicated to the heritage and preservation of paddle steamers. There are
many books and DVD's on the subject. Here are a few that may stir some old memories
or help with research... |
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Paddle Steamer Books
& DVDs
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 River
Thames
Books, brochures and DVDs
on the famous paddle and pleasure steamers of the River
Thames. Find books on favourite old paddle and pleasure
steamers such as Royal Daffodil, Royal Sovereign,
Golden Eagle, Royal Eagle, Queen of the South,
Crested Eagle and Queen of the Channel. |
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 River
Medway
Books, brochures and
DVDs on well-loved favourite steamers of the River
Medway in Kent. Find books on favourites such as Medway
Queen, Rochester Queen, Kingswear Castle,
City of Rochester, Audrey, Queen of
Thanet, Princess of Wales, Essex Queen, Clyde and
Queen of Kent.
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 Firth
of Clyde & Loch Lomond
Books, booklets and DVDs
on paddle and pleasure steamers of the famous Firth
of Clyde and the beautiful Loch Lomond. Find out more
about the well-loved Jeanie Deans, Caledonia,
Queen Mary II, Waverley, Maid of the
Loch, King George V, Maid of Argyll and Duchess
of Hamilton. |
 Bristol
Channel
Find books, booklets and
DVDs on the famous paddle and pleasure steamers of the
P&A Campbell 'White Funnel' fleet. Find books on
such steamer as the well-loved Bristol Queen,
Cardiff Queen, Balmoral, Glen Gower,
Glen Usk, Westward Ho, Waverley, Britannia
and Ravenswood. |
 East
Coast
Books and booklets on
the paddle and pleasure steamers of the East coast.
Find out more about the famous Belle Steamers as well
as the steamers of Yorkshire and the River Humber. Learn
more about Clacton Belle, London Belle, Tattershall
Castle and Lincoln Castle.
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 South
Coast
Books, booklets and
DVDs on the fondly-remembered paddle steamers of the
Weymouth based Cosens Steamers as well as those of
the Southern Railway and P&A Campbell. Books on
showing ships such as Consul, Embassy,
Monarch, Ryde, Brighton Belle
and Princess Elizabeth.
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 North
Wales & Lancashire Coast
Books, booklets and DVD
films on the paddle and pleasure steamers of North Wales
and Blackpool. Find out more about the wonderful steamers
Greyhound, Queen of the North, Bickerstaffe,
Jubilee Queen, St Trillo, Philomel,
St Seiriol, Pendennis, St Tudno and Queen
of the Bay. |
 Isle
of Wight
Books, booklets and DVDs
on the famous Red Funnel fleet. Read about the famous
pleasure steamers that travelled between Southampton
and the Isle of Wight. Remember steamers such as Gracie
Fields, Balmoral, Bournemouth Queen,
Lorna Doone, Princess Elizabeth, Medina
and Vecta. |
 Rest
of the UK
Books, booklets and DVDs
showing well-loved paddle and pleasure steamers from
other areas of the UK such as the Isle of Man, English
Channel and Firth of Forth. Books cover steamers such
as Ben-my-Chree, Cynthia, Duchess of
Devonshire, Duke of Cornwall, King Orry,
La Marguerite, Mona's Isle, Nelson
and Prince of Wales. |
 Paddle
Steamer Waverley
Do you want to find books
on our famous flagship Waverley? Many books have
been published on the legendary Waverley over
the years as well as guide books, DVDs, model plans
and booklets.
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 Paddle
Steamer Kingswear Castle
Books, booklets and DVDs
on the charming coal-fired Kingswear Castle on
the River Medway. As well as books on the River Dart
paddle steamers, Kingswear Castle has had a number of
guide books published on her from her restoration to
a new guide book published in 2010. |
 Pleasure
Steamer Balmoral
The well-loved Balmoral
has featured in many books since her launch in 1949.
Books ranging from official Red Funnel histories as
well as books on P&A Campbell have featured her
along with countless souvenir guides and her own book
that tells the full story of her construction, service
on the Isle of Wight and her travels around the UK during
her preservations years. |
 Bibliography
The Paddle Steamer Preservation
Society Collection has over 500 books in its collection
covering UK and well as European paddle steamers. Here
are a few of these titles that cover paddle and pleasure
steamers of the past as well as the pleasure steamers
of the 21st century. |
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 Waverley
Souvenir Shop
Fancy buying a book,
unique Waverley souvenir or DVD?
The Waverley souvenir shop offers the best
selection of books and souvenirs on paddle steamers
in the UK!
Books,
Gifts & Souvenirs Available
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