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Can you tell me what these steamers are, or where the pictures where taken?
This site is dedicated to my father Gordon B Lee, April 1920 - January 2004.
My father introduced me to the nostalgia of the British excursion steamers that for so long operated around our coasts and without the interest given to me by my father, and to him by his father Henry J B Lee, this site would not exist. The site started as a way to catalogue my paddle steamer postcard collection, but has expanded to cover non paddlers, at visitors requests.
The site is co-dedicated to my friend Cyril Perrier, February 1926-May 2006. Cyril was my "proof reader" for the site and many were the corrections by Cyril of errors that were made by me. He was also a good friend and Cyril had an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things railway related. Cyril and his father Sidney were also the creative source of many of the images shown here, both having a passion for all forms of surface related transport. His support of the site will be missed.
Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery shows images of some recent and some long gone ships that will hold memories for many of those of us over a certain age. It is not intended to be a "high tech" site, as this is not in keeping with the images and subjects that are contained here. I do hope, however, that you will find it clear and informative and that you will find it easy to get around. Any suggestions for improvement will be welcome.
Unless stated otherwise, all pictures come from old postcards and photos that I have collected over the years. I have not intended to breach any copyrights but if you know differently please let me know and I will remove them from the site.
The site is regularly updated with new images and descriptions of the ships and I have been particularly grateful to all those visitors who have allowed me to include some of their own, previously unpublished photographs and recollections. Thank you to all those concerned and please email me if you have any pictures or memories that you are willing to let me include on the site.
If you have any favourites that are not shown here please E-Mail me (tom.lee@virgin.net) and I will see what I can find.
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When I started Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery in 1999 I had no idea it would prove so interesting to anyone other than me. Also, my scanner and the webspace available to me did not allow me to produce very hi resolution images. As such, some of the images are rather poor. If you can spot any poor quality images please let me know at tom.lee@virgin.net and I will rescan and upload them. As always, I am indebted to you, my visitors, for helping me with the site.
Thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy your trip around the Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery.