This series of photos comes from some recently discovered glass plate negatives taken from around the turn of the 19th century, when PS Lord Elgin was operating for the Bournemouth & South Coast Steam Packets Ltd company. It shows Lord Elgin on a day out from Bournemouth and is an interesting record of the boat, its passengers and personnel at the time. If anyone can give me a more prescise indication of the date (perhaps based on the fashionable clothes worn by the ladies?) I should be pleased to hear from you at tom.lee@virgin.net. Tony Cooper suggests around 1905; what do other visitors think?
The captain surveys his domain at Bournemouth Pier
The passengers await departure
Lord Elgin backing off from Bournemouth Pier
The excursion begins!