Category: A Peep into the Past

Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle

Autumn 1980

In the wake of the Dunkirk paddlers | Kingswear Castle | Compton Castle | Medway Queen | Ryde Queen | Plans to save Lincoln Castle | Royal Navy paddle tugs withdrawn

Summer 1980

Old Caledonia gutted by fire | Kingswear Castle | Bristol Channel | American paddlers

Spring 1980

Society news | Chairmanship | Kingswear Castle | Waverley | Maid of the Loch | Queen Mary | Steamer bookshelf

Winter 1979

1979: A glimpse into Europe | MV Balmoral | Lincoln Castle | Waverley’s 1979 sailings | Kingswear Castle

Autumn 1979

Kingswear Castle report | Encouragement needed for KC workers | Waverley’s English season highlights 1979 | Waverley charter 16th June | North of the Border

Summer 1979

“Follow the QE2” said Harbour Control | Kingswear Castle report | Lincoln Castle to stay in Hull

Spring 1979

Kingswear Castle report | Historic afternoon at Lamlash | Countess sails into Hogmanay blizzard | London Belle siren sounds again | President’s Day | Medway Queen

Winter 1978

Westward Ho! with Balmoral | Commemorative plaque unveiled | Medway Queen sinks | Ryde Queen re-opened | An evening cruise in Amsterdam

Autumn 1978

Society news | Kingswear Castle report | Irvine: Another notable first | Royal Route retraced on June 24th | Paddling from the pulpit

Summer 1978

An epic voyage | Thousands welcome Waverley on the South Coast | Lincoln Castle is withdrawn | Prince Charles opens Clyde Room | Compton Castle sold

Spring 1978

Waverley’s captain recalls Gantocks Reef grounding

Winter 1977

Triumphant end to extended Clyde season | Kingswear Castle report | Lincoln Castle sails on alone | MV Balmoral | Campbell cruises on the Thames | Medway Queen going home | Ryde Queen’s future undecided

Autumn 1977

Waverley returns after repairs | Kingswear Castle report | Secret sailing to Goole

Summer 1977

Waverley scores Mersey triumph | Quiet end for the Poole Belle | London & Home Counties Branch | Wessex Branch

Spring 1977

Government scheme assists refit | Big day on the Medway | Farewell to the Queen | Distant paddle wheels

Winter 1976

Annual General Meeting 1976 | Passenger figures up by 54% | Lincoln Castle | Waverley to Loch Long

Autumn 1976

Kingswear Castle £3,500 appeal | Medway open day 1976 | Waverley to Inverary on June 12th

Summer 1976

Full steam ahead again on the Clyde | Work parties | Balmoral sails round the Isle of Wight | Kingswear Castle progress report | John H Amos moves south | Medway Queen’s poor state

Spring 1976

£45,000 appeal is launched | Kingswear Castle report | Tattershall Castle’s new Thames role | Loch Lomond

Winter 1975

PSPS General Meeting | Waverley record of 1975 | Kingswear Castle open day | New Queen of the Mississippi

Autumn 1975

Waverley’s most successful season | Kingswear Castle report | Lincoln Castle’s Trent visit | Bristol Channel | Society’s first Broads cruise

Summer 1975

Waverley’s return to Clyde service | Waverley’s shake down cruise | Kingswear Castle report | Society news

Spring 1975

More cash for Waverley | Kingswear Castle report | Scottish Branch news | London & Home Counties Branch | King George V withdrawn

Winter 1974

150th anniversary of the General Steam Navigation Company | Ruddy-faced to the setting sun | It was not all plain sailing

Autumn 1974

Waverley’s future | Kingswear Castle | Medway veteran remembered

Summer 1974

Cash boost for Waverley | Kingswear Castle | At Rochester | South Coast | Humber | Afloat with PSPS

Spring 1974

Waverley on the slip | What the members think | Bristol Channel | New look on the Humber | Straits of Dover | Kingswear Castle report

Winter 1973

Waverley offered to Society | Charters 1973 | Kingswear Castle report | Right round Lyme Bay, 1923

Autumn 1973

Paddling to Goole | Joint Thames charter | Maid of the Loch | Paddler to steam after six years | Gallant band’s work

Summer 1973

Firth of Clyde | Shot blasting for hull | Distant paddle wheels