PS Ryde was a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969, with an interlude during the …

May 24, 2025 · Firefighters are tackling a fire that has broken out within the wreck of the former paddle steamer Ryde Queen at Island Harbour this afternoon (Saturday). 2 appliances from Ryde and …

Gone are her majestic contemporaries, Solent Queen, Duchess of Norfolk, Freshwater, Sandown, Whippingham, only the Ryde, last of Southern Railway’s lovable paddle-steamers remains, forlorn …

Opened in 1972 as the "Ryde Queen Boatel", and after a fire in 1977 reopened as a discotheque and clubhouse as "Ryde Queen" until 1989 She remained in use as a clubhouse for the marina Various …

Feb 22, 2010 · For over 30 years, Paddle Steamer Ryde was a familiar sight on the Solent. She was built on the River Clyde by William Denny and Brothers at a cost of £46,000 for the Southern Railway …

Two years on from our last visit to Ryde Queen a once historic Paddle Steamer now ravaged by time and nature. Thoughts now turn to disposal rather than the once hopeful preservation plans.

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RYDE QUEEN was built for the Southern Railway Co. for the ferry service between Portsmouth and Ryde on the Isle of Wight. During the Second World War she served as a minesweeper. In 1942, …

Jan 14, 2024 · The paddle steamer remains in a sad and sorry state on the east bank of the Medina. Did you party on either the Ryde or Medway Queens (or both)? Do you have any treasured memories or …

Mar 28, 2019 · The Ryde Queen paddle steamer could be removed from Island Harbour by the end of the year. After plans to restore the crumbling steamer collapsed, a planning enforcement order is …