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DVD - Day Trips
with P & A Campbell Volume 2 £12.45
including postage and packing
A superb and unique film collection of P & A Campbell excursion steamers sailing on the Bristol Channel with commentary by local paddle steamer historian Chris Collard who brings it all to life.
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Cosens of Weymouth 1848 - 1918
A History of the Bournemouth, Weymouth and Swanage Paddle Steamers
by Richard Clammer
The history of Cosens is at last completed with the publication of this volume, which details the company's story from its earliest beginnings in the mid 19th century through to the end of World War 1. Cosens' battles with rival steamer concerns form a constant thread running through the narrative interwoven with the developments of the main south coast resorts, dramatic rescues and salvage awards, and the gradual expansion of services as far west as Torquay and across the Channel to Cherbourg and the Channel Islands. Cosens' business was closely tied to the Fleet at Portland, with frequent trips to view the warships and the great Naval reviews and they also held the liberty boat contract. The diving, engineering and block ice operations of the company are all recorded and there is much detail too on Cosens' tug services and also on the building of many of the seaside piers which the steamers called at.
This is a comprehensive, entertaining and profusely illustrated history, including eight pages in colour, and with several plans, which will delight all maritime historians, ship modellers and students of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, as well as local historians right along the South Coast.
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DVD - Day Trips with P & A Campbell vOLUME 1 - £12.45 including postage and packing
Sail back in time with the P & A Cambell paddle steamers Bristol Queen Britannia, Cardiff Queen, Glen Avon, Glen Gower and Glen Usk & the motor ships Balmoral, St Trillo, Vecta & Westwood Ho
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VIDEO - Day Trips Along the South Coast - Volume 2 - £11.45 (Including postage and packing)
Sail back in time with the paddle steamers Princess Elizabeth, Freshwater, Sussex Queen, Kingswear Castle, Embassy, Monarch I & II, Ryde, Sandown, Empress, Premier, Emperor of India & Waverley and the motor vessels Vecta, Balmoral, Brading, Southsea & Shanklin.
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DVD - Paddle Steamer Memories - £18 (Including postage and packing)
More than 50 paddle steamers nationwide on one video, including stunning and rare pre-war footage some in colour. Scenes on the South Coast , the Bristol Channel, North Wales, the Clyde, the Firth of Forth, the Tay, Humber and Thames. Running time 90 minutes.
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DVD - Day Trips to the Sea - Volume 2 - £12.45 (Including postage and packing)
See the Medway Queen in service, take a trip on the Tilbury and Woowich steam ferries. And all aboard for the Queen of the South and the Southend based trip boat Skylark under sail. Running time 53 minutes.
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BOOK - Cosens of Weymouth by Richard Clammer - £29 (Free Postage & packing)
The first definitive history ever published of Cosens, this authorative book gives a vivid and detailed insight into the operation of this company and also records its salvage, motor boat and ice making ventures. The author, who knew the later steamers well, has drawn on a wide range of sources including Cosens' own archives and minute books. The interviews he recorded with former Cosens' employees have added an authenticity and colour which could not have been achieved by written records alone. Set against the changing economic and social background within which Cosens traded, this fascinating history is illustrated by a superb collection of photographs, sailing bills and other ephemera.
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BOOK - Passenger Steamers of the River Dart and Kingsbridge Estuary By Richard Clammer and Alan Kitteridge - £5.50 (Including postage and packing)
The definitive book on the history of Kingswear Castle, her consorts and predecessors in Devon. Plenty of pictures, a well written and informative text plus fleet lists.
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BOOKLET - Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle - £2 (Including postage and packing)
The story of Kingswear Castle.
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