Pleasure Steamers of the Yorkshire Coast

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Pleasure Steamers of the Yorkshire Coast

Ships and boats: general interest

Author: Andrew Gladwell

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Language: English

Published by: Amberley Publishing

Published on: 15th February 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 128 pages

ISBN: 9781445614687


Historical Background

For over 150 years, pleasure steamers and paddle steamers operated on day trips from the Yorkshire coastal resorts, sailing from Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington up and down the coast, giving the day tripper a taste of life aboard in exchange for a few shillings.

About the Book

From the Bilsdale, Frenchman, Yorkshireman, Coronia and the other steamers that served the Yorkshire Coast, Andrew Gladwell presents a unique glimpse of these tourist steamers at the peak of their careers in the period from the 1900s to the 1960s.

Contents and Highlights

He tells the story of the pleasure steamers that once plied these waters, using many rare and previously unpublished images of the ships and the resorts they served. Learn of the musicians that would once perform aboard, see the steamers cruising the dramatic coastline and learn about the paddle and pleasure steamer captains and crew that worked the Yorkshire coast.

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