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Title: Newly available Great Eastern plans
Post by: wsnowdon on June 17, 2005, 07:13:16 PM
Interesting advert. in the summer issue of Paddlewheels (PSPS
magazine). A company called AUTHENTIC EDITIONS are advertising high
quality colour prints reproduced from original engineers drawings.
They inlude internal and external plans of Great Eastern and PS
London Engineer. The GE plans were drawn for Brunnel immediately
after her launching. Plan size is 865mm x 420mm. Worth looking
into.Contact address, AUTHENTIC EDITIONS, 7,SCHOOL LANE, MIDDLE
LITTLETON, EVESHAM, WORCS. WR11 8LG. telephone (UK) 01386 831707 for
a brochure. Mention you saw it on Paddleducks and he may well join!
Title: Newly available Great Eastern plans
Post by: Dai Powell on June 17, 2005, 07:14:01 PM
Where does one obtain this magazine "Paddlewheels", (PSPS Magazine)
Who publishes it, and in what locality?
...............Dai Powell
Title: Newly available Great Eastern plans
Post by: wsnowdon on June 17, 2005, 07:14:44 PM
-PADDLEWHEELS is the quarterly magazine of the Paddle Steamer
Presevation Society and is only available to members. It is a well
produced magazine dealing with the running of the three ships owned
and preserved by the society along with historical and preservation
articles dealing with paddlers world wide. If you look up the PSPS
site you will find more details of aims, membership etc.
Title: Newly available Great Eastern plans
Post by: Alistair Deayton on June 17, 2005, 07:15:28 PM
It is a UK magazine for members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society.
The membership Secretary is
B Whitmore
PSPS
PO Box 365
Worcester
England
WR3 7WH.

Membership is 17GBP per year, and you get 4 issues of the magazine and there
are branches in various parts of the UK (Glasgow, Wessex, London and the
Home Counties, North of England and Bristol Channel) with some but not all
having monthly meetings in the winter.

Alistair Deayton