The Sea and Ships.
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- Опубликовано: 4 янв 2020
- In 1960, the Patterson family decided to stay away from the busy towns and traffic jammed highways to have a sailing holiday on the Clyde Steamers. They based themselves at Largs.Destinations include: Millport, Rothesay, Ardrossan, Belfast and Dunoon.
The impressive variety of Clyde Steamers featured in this film are certainly a distinguishing feature.
We view many old favourites including PS Waverley,PS Jeanie Deans, PS Caledonia and DEPV Talisman, as well as TS Duchess of Montrose, TS Queen Mary II, MV Lochfyne, MV Arran, MV Glen Sannox and MV Maid of Skelmorlie. We also get a glimpse of the Transatlantic liner, RMS Empress of Britain.
The esplanades of both Rothesay and Largs can be seen with their immaculately tended lawns and flower beds, and plenty of rowing and motor boats that were always available to hire.We sail down the famous Kyles of Bute and on to Dunoon.
This short video captures what it was like to holiday on the Clyde Coast, when there were plenty of Clyde Steamers to still sail on during your summer holidays.
You can also show your support for Waverley by joining the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society today-new members are always welcome.
For full details visit www.paddlesteamers.org/join/
Sh yes, putting-greens, when the clubs were still a traditional shape, and not the oddities they became. And the ship's band, and the velvet bag that they passed ouround for contributions.Thank you for helping me remember.
Loved it. Reminded me of a similar family holiday at Whiting Bay in the summer of 1955, a similar one of hot sunny days.
What a trimendous video all the old ships of a past day never to return, but only the good ship Waverley remains to this day & it's great to see it in its old colours, l say keep the flag of Waverley sailing on, thanks to the person who made this great video.
What a treasure of a film! Many happy memories of trips on the Clyde steamers! (I love that the Millport donkeys are included, an essential part of a trip to Millport!)
Glad you enjoyed it
It's funny, back then the population of Britain was almost half what it is today (almost 70m), and yet anytime you see old footage of our villages, towns or cities from all those years ago, there are always FAR more people enjoying the outdoors than you ever see today, to the extent that one would wonder if the change in population density weren't' the opposite from what it's become. They were also better dressed, had better social skills and were generally far better behaved!
Pure nostalgia . A trip down the Clyde . Brilliant film , could have been my family!
What an amazing film. Many thanks for sharing it 👍
With all the ships bustling about in 1960, it's hard to reconcile it with just the Waverley as the only excursion vessel now. How did we let it happen? Can those days return?
Blimey, we were hardy back in the day, eh 🙂
Quite the inverse - we've just become very soft and lack the joy of life that people had back then.
Days when women wore frocks and full skirts with layers of petticoats... :)