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Links to related sites and other favourites


Please let me know if you find an out of date link and I will remove it.. Go on, browse around a few of the sites, there are some interesting entries there.

Links last updated 7 November 2007

Clyde Steamers A site featuring previously unpublished slides from the Thomas C Goold collection. Look at this site as there are some smashing pictures on it.

Jeanie Deans A site being developed by Jessica Drescher in Austria. Coming along nicely.

Clyde Steamers Search This is a wonderful site for those of you looking for information on ships that may have been built on the Clyde. It has been created by Bruce Biddulph and Stuart Cameron and they are to be congratulated for a very comprehensive database. Well done!

Clyde River Steamer Club A site under development from the Clyde River Steamer Club membership of which is well worth the subscription. They have some wonderful publications. This site will be worth keeping an eye on.

Clyde Steamers Douglas Urqhart's interesting site on Clyde steamers including Waverley and Queen Mary II. Well worth a visit.

Mersey Ferries An interesting and topical site with a good history page on the Mersey Ferries

SS Manxman The official site detailing the preservation progress of Manxman by the Manxman Steamship Company.

SS Manxman The original Manxman site

Manxlink Dave Worth's site offering some good pictures for Manx enthusiasts and will be worth visiting again as it progresses.

Ships of Mann An interesting and informative site in magazine format showing many pictures devoted to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and other Irish Sea Shipping. Well worth visiting on a regular basis!

Ships of the Mersey A wealth of photos and information about the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal.

 

Paddle Steamer Database by Tramscape A very comprehnsive database of information and pictures on paddlers.

Riversea International. A very interesting topical and historical site, showing an ever changing selection of modern and past shipping.

Shipping at Dunkirk Evacuation A very informative and interesting French site regarding the ships in attendance at the Dunkirk evauctions

Maritime Britain A guide to Maritime attractions in Britain.

Tees Ships A generalistic site on Tees shipping. Useful if you are interested in what is happening in the shipping world in the Tees area.

John's Swiss Paddle Steamers A very interesting site for those who are into Swiss Steamers. Very comprehensive and full of information.

Paddle Steamers.com A good and interesting site about Paddle Steamers, including some good links

Thames Tugs A new site by "Pete the paddler". Watch this one develop.

UK Seaside Piers: The Amusement Arcades of the Past Terry Coopers very interesting and comprehensive site with some great pictures of piers and steamers. Try this site, you'll love it.

National Piers Society National Piers Society Pages. Some very good pictures here.

Alfred Leete's paintings of the Thames A lovely site with some really evocative paintings of the Thames Estuary shipping in bygone times. Well worth a lingering visit

Alan Blair's paintings site. Some interesting Clyde steamer pictures here.

PS Waverley The official site. You can book paddle steamer trips from this site.

Maid of the Loch See the progress being made in the restoration of the Loch Lomond Paddler.

PS Kingswear Castle Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle site maintained by her Captain, John Megoran. A good source of information about KC and other paddlers, especially the Cosens ships

PS Waverley The unofficial Paddle Steamer Waverley site. Make sure you see the rebuild section

Medway Queen Preservation Society Revamped Paddle Steamer Medway Queen site, you can buy videos of the steamers from here!.

MV Balmoral Ok, not a paddler, but a great favourite of mine and still sailing.

Country Bus site An intereting and nostaglic look at bus travel in the days when there were drivers AND conductors!

Tramscape Tramscape site by Gordon Stewart, which has a wealth of pictures relating to tramways.

Simplon Postcards A website devoted to postcards of passenger ships of all sizes.

Harold Jordan Cards If you are looking for new cards of old steamers this is well worth a visit. there are some good cards here at low prices.

Carlton Antiques An interesting site if you are looking for original postcards; just don't buy the ones that I want!

Paddle Ducks; a group of modellers who have a passion for paddlewheel driven vessels.

Ships Monthly As Britain's best selling magazine for ship lovers, Ships Monthly provides a well balanced mix of news and features and is read by enthusiasts and maritime professionals all over the world. Recommended.

Windermere Lake Cruises Interesting and informative site about the cruises available on Lake Windermere.


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