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Ferries Across the Humber
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.
British Paddle Steamers The Twilight Years
The former captain of the PS Kingswear Castle explores the final decades of paddle steamers in Britain.
London's Pleasure Steamers
Andrew Gladwell takes us on a journey down the water, exploring the story of the London pleasure steamer.
Waverley Steam Navigation Company
A new book that explores the history of the Waverley Steam Navigation Company.
Cosens Pleasure Steamers
This book explores the story in words and pictures of the Cosens Pleasure Steamers.
North Wales Pleasure Steamers
The story in words and pictures of the steamers of the North Wales Coast, and of the Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company.
Story of the Paddle Steamer
The paddle steamer holds a unique place in the history of maritime engineering. When the engineers of the early nineteenth century experimented with steamboats they chose the paddle wheel as the form of propulsion. Within twenty years the paddle steamers were at work on inland waters and short sea passages. They were graceful, elegant ships, but in the jet age too slow and uneconomical. In the 1950s they went to the breaker's yards in droves, and now there are only a few left. This book tells they story of the paddle steamers, and of the men who built, owned and sailed them.
