Bristol Channel District Guide. Official Handbook to the Marine Excursions of P. & A. Campbell, Ltd - 1930 edition

Levy Langfield, A & Warne, Fredk. G (for P & A Cambell, Ltd):

Published by F G Warne Bristol, 1930

286pp, photographs in the text, adverts at front and back, folding map of the Bristol Channel, folding plan of Ilfracombe/Weston super Mare, boards. The contents are in very good condition, the Bristol Channel map has been misfolded so the right hand edge is a touch tatty. The boards are somewhat grubby, the spine is browned & creased and the front board has at some stage become detached and re-affixed. The start of the handbook is given over to general information and description of the steamers in the fleet, the remainder is a comprehensive topograhical guide to the Bristol Channel ports and resorts - Bristol, Weston super Mare, Ilfracombe, Minehead, Cardiff, Newport etc. For over 50 years Campbell's 'White Funnel Fleet' paddle steamers were to be seen proudly plying the Bristol Channel but by the end of the 1950s the excursion trade was in terminal decline and the company went into receivership in 1959. It was sold as a going concern and limped on with two steamers until the mid-1960s when they were replaced by motor vessels. The final end came in the early 1980s. From a recently acquired large collection of these guides - see our other listings for more. Seller Inventory # 407

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bristol Channel District Guide. Official ...
Publisher: F G Warne Bristol
Publication Date: 1930
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair