A postcard of the early paddle-steamer, PS Pepys, a pre-cursor to today's modern river buses, along the Thames with London's Victoria Embankment in the background. PS Pepys was built in 1905 by Rennie at Greenwich, a subcontractor of J I Thornycroft of Southampton. It served London County Council's River Thames service from Greenwich to Hammersmith 1905-1907 and then taken over by the City Steamboat company for the 1910 and 1912 seasons for continued use through London. It was sold in 1913 to the Cie,. Lyonnaise de Navigatiuon et Remorquage at Lyon, France, and renamed Ville de Valence. Via paddlesteamers.info.
Circa 1910 - 1912.
C.F Castle's 'Lesco Series'
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