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Coastal Shipping Through Time

Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shallow-draft boats travelling between the ports of the British Isles. With the development and improvement of the canals, railways and especially the road network, however, coastal shipping in the UK has decreased dramatically.

In this book, maritime author Ian Collard takes a look at the history of coastal shipping in the UK, examining in turn the ports of the English Channel, the North East, Scotland and the Irish Sea and the ships used to transport so much cargo and so many passengers.

Auteur :Ian Collard
Présentation :96 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 cm, paperback
Illustration :180 photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2016)
EAN:9781445658810
Livre : Coastal Shipping Through Time

Coastal Shipping Through Time

Langue : anglais

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British Paddle Steamers- The Twilight Years

In the aftermath of the Second World War, paddle steamers in Britain initially did rather well, with four new ones built between 1946 and 1953 and about sixty still in service nationwide.
By 1955 this tide of optimism had turned and from then on it was downhill all the way. In almost every subsequent year, one or two paddle steamers were withdrawn and sometimes it was as many as five or six.

By the late 1960s only a handful remained operational and, of these, all except one owed their continued existence to their usefulness as people-movers on the Clyde, Humber or Solent, rather than for excursions.
Some, like Freshwater, Princess Elizabeth, Consuland Jeanie Deans, enjoyed temporary new careers on services previously abandoned by their longstanding owners. A few like Medway Queen, Compton Castleand Caledoniabecame nightclubs, cafes or bars. Most ended up under the scrap-dealer's torch.

In this book author John Megoran, who returned the paddle steamer Kingswear Castle to service on the Medway and Thames in 1985, and was her captain and manager for nearly thirty years, explores all the excursion paddle steamers withdrawn from 1955, as well as examining the sort of cruises they ran and what happened to them in their twilight years.

Auteur :John Megoran
Présentation :96 pages, 87.5 x 33.5 x 1.8 cm, paperback
Illustration :150 photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
EAN:9781445672267
Livre : British Paddle Steamers- The Twilight Years

British Paddle Steamers- The Twilight Years

Langue : anglais

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Turbine Excursion Steamers - A History

In 1897, a revolutionary new type of ship blasted its way through the Royal Review at an unprecedented 30+ knots. This small vessel, still extant in Newcastle, was the Turbinia, and she was powered by the world's first marine steam turbine. Developed by Charles Parsons, in one fell swoop she revolutionised sea travel. She was the first turbine steamer. Economical and fast, the turbine steamer was soon to revolutionise ferries and pleasure steamers, as well as huge ocean liners and the mightiest of battleships. The turbine not only promised speed, economy and reliability, it delivered these qualities too.

Our story looks at the turbine pleasure steamers in coastal and short-sea service and it covers the first passenger steam turbine vessels on the Clyde, as well as the Irish Sea and South Coast of England as well as the German turbine pleasure steamers. From the ships of Williamson-Buchanan to the Isle of Man and cross channel ferries, the turbine revolutionised short sea transport. Alistair Deayton and Iain Quinn look at the development of the turbine steamer for pleasure use, concentrating on the ships that served the Clyde, Irish Sea and the short sea crossings in the English Channel.
Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet, Williamson-Buchanan, Caledonian Steam Packet, General Steam Navigation Co., David MacBrayne and the Liverpool & North Wales Steam Ship Co. are covered in depth in this book, which tells the story of the turbine excursion steamer over the century and a bit since the first revolutionary turbine pleasure steamer made its maiden voyage on the Clyde at the dawn of the Edwardian era.

Auteur :Alistair Deayton, Iain Quinn
Présentation :224 pages, 24.5 x 17.5 x 1.9 cm, paperback
Illustration :200 photos
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2013)
EAN:9781445619378
Livre : Turbine Excursion Steamers - A History

Turbine Excursion Steamers - A History

Langue : anglais

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Steamers and Ferries of the Northern Isles

Services from mainland Scotland to Orkney and Shetland were, from the dawn of steam navigation right up until 2002, in the hands of the North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Shipping Company, known as the North Company, whose predecessors dated back to 1790 and which became part of P&O Ferries in 1975.

In this book, Alistair Deayton uses his wonderful collection of photographs to tell the story of the ferries and steamers of the northern isles, including not only the North Company but its successors and competitors on the routes between mainland Scotland and the islands, including chartered vessels and wartime Ministry of War Transport ships travelling to Scapa Flow. The book also includes the inter-island ferries in both Orkney and Shetland, not forgetting the services to remote Foula and Fair Isle.

This book is a must for all those interested in the transport history of Orkney and Shetland and evokes the days when the only way to travel to the northern isles was by sea.

Auteur :Alistair Deayton
Présentation :144 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 cm, paperback
Illustration :180 photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2015)
EAN:9781848689213
Livre : Steamers and Ferries of the Northern Isles

Steamers and Ferries of the Northern Isles

Langue : anglais

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The Caledonian Steam Packet Company - An Illustrated History

The Caledonian Steam Packet Co. was founded in 1889 by the Caledonian Railway and in 2014 is 125 years old. It originally sailed from Gourock but came to encompass many of the Clyde coast piers and resorts, from Girvan to Argyll.
At one time in competition with the Glasgow & South Western steamers and those of the North British Railway, by 1948 and the nationalisation of the railway companies, the steamers of these companies had all come under the auspices of the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. By 1973, the fleets of David MacBrayne and the CSP were amalgamated.

The CalMac fleet comprises the third volume in this series on Clyde and West Coast steamers. This follow-up to Alistair Deayton's David MacBrayne history tells the story of the other constituent company of CalMac, whose vessels, with their blacktipped yellow funnels, once flourished on the Clyde, sailing to Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Argyll.

Auteur :Alistair Deayton
Présentation :128 pages, 17 x 24.5 x 0.9 cm, paperback
Illustration :200 photos
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2014)
EAN:9781445639208
Livre : The Caledonian Steam Packet Company - An Illustrated History

The Caledonian Steam Packet Company - An Illustrated History

Langue : anglais

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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Through Time

In 2010, the world's oldest steamship line celebrated its 180th anniversary. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. has been the lifeline to the island, providing passenger and freight services for the island.
Almost into the twentieth century, the ships were primarily paddle steamers but screw steamers took over then. In 1962, the first ro-ro ferries arrived and by the late 1990s catamarans were being used, offering a huge increase in speed.

The ships saw service during both wars and IOMSP vessels carried about one in fourteen of all the soldiers rescued at Dunkirk. After numerous changes of owners, the IOMSP is now owned by Portuguese investment banks but continues to dominate the Irish Sea routes to the Isle of Man, despite the competition from air transport.

Ian Collard, who has written many books on the Mersey and its ships, tells the story of the Steam Packet through time.

Auteur :Ian Collard
Présentation :96 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.9 cm, paperback
Illustration :200 photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2013)
EAN:9781445614281
Livre : The Isle of Man Steam Packet Through Time

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Through Time

Langue : anglais

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Passenger Steamers of the River Conwy - Serving the Famous Trefriw Spa

With the blossoming of Victorian tourism in the 1840s, the beautiful Conwy Valley in North Wales, with its healthy climate and picturesque scenery, became immensely popular.

The rediscovery and development of an ancient chalybeate mineral well led to the transformation of the quiet village of Trefriw into a major spa resort to which health-seeking visitors flocked, travelling on board a unique fleet of charming pleasure steamers, which quickly established themselves as an essential part of the Welsh tourist experience.

This absorbing book traces the colourful but largely forgotten chapter in British maritime and social history: the rise and fall of both the steamer trade on the River Conwy and of Trefriw as a fashionable spa.

Auteur :Richard Clammer
Présentation :224 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 cm, paperback
Illustration :160 illustrations et N&B
Editeur :The History Press Ltd (GB, 2014)
EAN:9780750959025
Livre : Passenger Steamers of the River Conwy - Serving the Famous Trefriw Spa

Passenger Steamers of the River Conwy - Serving the Famous Trefriw Spa

Langue : anglais

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Ferries Across the Humber - The story of the Humber Ferries and the last coal burning paddle steamers in regular service in Britain

Starting with an introduction about discovering the coal-burning paddle steamers of the Humber in the early 1970s the book continues with a brief history of the ferries of the Humber Estuary, the coming of the first paddle steamer, the Caledonia, in 1814 and the rapid expansion of steamers operating on the estuary

It includes personal memories of those who worked on, used and loved the Humber ferries. It especially looks at the paddle steamers, Tattershall Castle, Wingfield Castle and Lincoln Castle, which became the last coal-burning paddle steamers operating a regular service in the United Kingdom.

An appendix lists over 80 paddle steamers from the Caledonia of 1814 to the last of the line the Lincoln Castle identified as working on the Humber Estuary from published and archive sources.
It includes the diesel powered paddle vessel Farringford which saw out the service in 1981 and also other vessels associated with the Hull to New Holland ferry.

Auteur :Kirk Martin
Présentation :176 pages, 28 x 21.5 cm, hardback
Illustration :170 photos
Editeur :Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2014)
EAN:9781783831029
Livre : Ferries Across the Humber - The story of the Humber Ferries and the last coal burning paddle steamers in regular service in Britain

Ferries Across the Humber - The story of the Humber Ferries and the last coal burning paddle steamers in regular service in Britain

Langue : anglais

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Pleasure Steamers of the Yorkshire Coast

For over 150 years, pleasure steamers and paddle steamers operated on day trips from the Yorkshire coastal resorts, sailing from Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington up and down the coast, giving the day tripper a taste of life aboard in exchange for a few shillings.

From the Bilsdale, Frenchman, Yorkshireman, Coronia and the other steamers that served the Yorkshire Coast, Andrew Gladwell presents a unique glimpse of these tourist steamers at the peak of their careers in the period from the 1900s to the 1960s. He tells the story of the pleasure steamers that once plied these waters, using many rare and previously unpublished images of the ships and the resorts they served.
Learn of the musicians that would once perform aboard, see the steamers cruising the dramatic coastline and learn about the paddle and pleasure steamer captains and crew that worked the Yorkshire coast.

Auteur :Andrew Gladwell
Présentation :128 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.9 cm, paperback
Illustration :180 photos
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2014)
EAN:9781445614540
Livre : Pleasure Steamers of the Yorkshire Coast

Pleasure Steamers of the Yorkshire Coast

Langue : anglais

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London's Pleasure Steamers

For generations of Londoners, a trip to the seaside aboard a pleasure steamer such as the Royal Eagle, Golden Eagle or Royal Daffodil was the highlight of the year and these 'Poor Man's Liners' were part of childhood and family life for huge numbers of people.
The tradition went back to the 1820s when the first commercial paddle steamers entered service and the advent of paid holidays for the masses saw a huge rise in the numbers of pleasure steamers and passengers using them. The steamers went from London to resorts on the Kent and Essex coasts, from Gravesend to Southend, from Clacton to Ramsgate and Margate.

Both piers and steamers evolved into glorious reflections of the Victorian age, but in the twentieth century things changed again as there was more competition on the river. A brief boom came in the years following the Second World War but in the mid-1960s London's pleasure steamer heritage ground to a halt before services started again during the late 1970s.
Andrew Gladwell, archivist of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, takes us on a journey on the paddle steamers that once plied the Thames from London.

Auteur :Andrew Gladwell
Présentation :96 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1 cm, paperback
Illustration :abondamment illustré
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2015)
EAN:9781445641584
Livre : London's Pleasure Steamers

London's Pleasure Steamers

Langue : anglais

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North Wales Pleasure Steamers

Pleasure steamer cruises along the scenic North Wales coast from Liverpool disappeared some fifty years ago. The outstanding beauty of North Wales and in particular the Menai Straits and Anglesey, was in its day, one of the most outstanding and scenic areas of the UK for enjoying the simple pleasure of taking a pleasure steamer cruise.
There was no finer grandstand to enjoy such a day as on one of the well-loved and stylish steamers of the Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company of the 1950s and 1960s: St Trillo, St Seiriol and St Tudno.

Services between Liverpool and North Wales had their origin as far back as 1821. North Wales like so many other areas around the UK, saw services expand and change during the Victorian era. The 1920s witnessed the entry into service of smart new steamers such as the St Tudno of 1926. The services were lost in the 1960s but the Waverley and Balmoral still ply these waters today, giving the modern day tripper an experience of time's past.

This book takes the reader back to the times when steamers offered passengers a few hours at the seaside or enabled them to sample scenery away from that seen in everyday life of the industrial north of England.

Auteur :Andrew Gladwell
Présentation :128 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1 cm, paperback
Illustration :abondamment illustré avec des photos en N&B et couleurs
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2012)
EAN:9781445604718
Livre : North Wales Pleasure Steamers

North Wales Pleasure Steamers

Langue : anglais

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Waverley Steam Navigation Company

On 8 August 1974, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound. The PS Waverley has now spent more of her career in preservation than in service with the British Transport Commission and Caledonian MacBrayne. She is still a common sight on the Clyde, Bristol Channel, the Thames and around Britain's coastline.

Purchased by members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, many millions have been spent on Waverley in the intervening years to keep her in tiptop condition. Originally built for service on the Firth of Clyde, the Waverley is the most travelled paddle steamer in the world and one of the most successful of all the restored tourist ships that still survive.
Formed upon preservation, Waverley Steam Navigation Company was created to operate the Waverley and, subsequently, the Balmoral, and has successfully operated the two vessels over the past four decades.

Nowadays, after a huge lottery-funded restoration, Waverley is capable of sailing for another ten or twenty years, giving pleasure to many thousands per annum on her voyages around Britain's coast.
Alistair Deayton is an acknowledged expert on West Coast steamers. His book tells the whole story of the Waverley Steam Navigation Company.

Auteur :Alistair Deayton
Présentation :192 pages, 25 x 17 cm, hardback
Illustration :200 photos
Editeur :Amberley Publishing (GB, 2014)
EAN:9781445641553
Livre : Waverley Steam Navigation Company

Waverley Steam Navigation Company

Langue : anglais

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