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Ship's bell, Southern Railway

1930

SS Dewsbury worksplate

1910

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

1910

PS Duchess of Hamilton

ships war service plaque

Metal ship's plaque, Great Western Railway - St Patrick

1948

LMS Shipping, flag

Piece of taffrail, GER

Wooden Stand for Ship's Bell

1948

Crest and scroll, Southern Railway - ex Twin Screw Steamship

Crest and scroll, Southern Railway - Isle of Guernsey

Ship's worksplate, 'Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited. Neptune Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne', brass rectangle, depicting Neptune in his ocean chariot. Dimensions 19" x 14 1/4".

Ship's worksplate

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway/British Railways (Southern Region), inscribed "T.S.S. Canterbury", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Canterbury, constructed for the "Golden Arrow" London-Paris service by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1929, withdrawn and broken up 1964.

ship's bell tss canterbury

1929

Ship's bell, brass, Great Western Railway, inscribed "Sir Francis Drake 1908", from Twin-Screw Steamship Sir Francis Drake, in addition to tender work also performed passenger excursions along the coast to Torquay during the summer, built by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, 1908, withdrawn 1953 and broken up 1954.

ship's bell sir francis drake

1908

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway, inscribed "Isle of Sark", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Isle of Sark, allocated to the Channel Islands service, built by Wm. Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, 1932, withdrawn 1960 and broken up 1961.

ship's bell isle of sark

1932

Ship's plaque, from Southern Railway Twin Screw Steamship "Isle of Sark", bearing crest in relief, built 1932 by Wm Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton.

plaque from ss isle of sark

1932

Ship's bell, brass, Great Eastern Railway, inscribed "S.S. Amsterdam", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Amsterdam I, built by Earle's Company Ltd, Hull, 1894 and withdrawn 1928.

Ship's Bell for SS Amsterdam

1894

Decorative moulding, London & South Western Railway, length of flat decorative wooden moulding stripped from the TSS "Hantonia", built 1911 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan, route Southampton to Le Havre, broken up 1952.

decorative moulding from TSS Hantonia

1911

Ship's worksplate, 'No 1306 Paddle Steamer "Ryde" built by Denny-Dumbarton 1937'. Dimensions 16 1/2" x 10 1/2".

Ship's worksplate

Wooden spoon, with brass British Rail crossed arrows on handle, made from bridge deck planking of M. V. Brading, Isle of Wight Ferry, 1974, and presented to Anthony Walter Hopper (1919-1990), BR(S), on his retirement.

Wooden spoon

1974

Ship's bell, brass, Great Eastern Railway/London & North Eastern Railway, inscribed "T.F.1", from the Single-Screw Steamship Train Ferry No 1/Essex Ferry, allocated to the Harwich-Zeebrugge train ferry service, served as HMS Princess Iris during World War II, reopened the Zeebrugge train ferry service in 1946 as Essex Ferry, built by Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, on the Tyne, 1917, withdrawn and broken up 1957 at Grays.

ship's bell train ferry no 1

1917

Wooden plaque from ship, Southern Railway, ex War Service: WHIPPINGHAM. Gold lettering on wood.

Wooden plaque from ship

Ship's bell, brass, London Tilbury & Southend Railway/Midland Railway, inscribed "Rose 1901", from the Twin-Screw Steamship Rose, allocated to the Tilbury-Gravesend service, built by A W Robertson & Co Ltd, London, 1901, withdrawn and broken up 1961.

ship's bell rose

1901

Wooden plaque, from ship, Southern Railway, re War Service, 1939-1945, FISHBOURNE, gold lettering on wood.

Wooden plaque from Southern Railway ship

1939-1945

Ship's worksplate, Southern Railway, brass, rectangle, 'T.S.S. Isle of Thanet. Built and Engined by Wm. Denny & Bros. Ltd. Shipbuilders and Engineers Dumbarton. Ship No 1173. 1925 Eng.No.922'.

Brass ship's worksplate, Southern Railway

Ship's worksplate, 'Denny-Dumbarton Engineers & Shipbuilders Engine No.1014, Parsons turbines under licence from the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co Ltd., Wallsend-on-Tyne 1931', black on brass. Dimensions 18" x 12".

Brass ship's worksplate

Ship's bell, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 'BRIGHTON 1878', ex Paddle Steamer Brighton III, built J. Elder & Co., Govan, 1878.

Brighton ship bell

1878

Ship's nameplate, 'Farringford', cast iron, blue with white lettering, ordered by the Southern Railway but not delivered until January 1948, built by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd., Dumbarton for the Lymington to Yarmouth route, last used on Hull-New Holland service and withdrawn from service in 1981.

ship' s nameplate Farringford

1948

Plaque, from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, 1939-1945, "Isle of Sark", gold lettering on wood.

ships war service plaque

Plaque from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, "Wootton", gold lettering on wood.

ships war service plaque

Ship's bell, brass, Ford & Jackson/Great Western Railway, inscribed "Vulture", from the Paddle Steamer Vulture, allocated to the Milford-Waterford route, built by J Aitken of Glasgow, 1864.

ship's bell "vulture"

1864

Plaque from ship, Southern Railway, re War Service, Freshwater", gold lettering on wood.

ships war service plaque

decorative moulding from TSS Hantonia

1911

Ship's worksplate, brass, rectangle, 'T.S.S. Canterbury built and engined by Wm Denny & Bros Ltd. Shipbuilders and Engineers Dumbarton. Ship 1218 1929, Eng No 970'. Dimensions 17 1/4" x 10 1/2".

Brass ship's worksplate

Ship's bell, brass, Southern Railway, inscribed "Hythe" very faintly, no clapper, from the Twin-Screw Cargo Steamship Hythe II, allocated to Dover and Folkestone, built by Messrs. D & W Henderson, Meadowside Yard, Glasgow, 1925, withdrawn and broken up 1956.

ship's bell hythe

1925

Ship's worksplate, brass, 'Engine No 922. William Denny & Brothers Ltd. Shipbuilders & Engineers, Dumbarton 1925. Parsons Turbine constructed under licence from the Hon Sir C.A. Parsons & Tho Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co Ltd. Wallsend-on-Tyne'. Dimensions 12" x 20".

Brass ship's worksplate

Plaque, from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, 1939-1945, "Isle of Guernsey", gold lettering on wood.

War Service plaque, Southern Railway

Plaque from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, "T.S.S. Canterbury", gold lettering on wood.

ships war service plaque

Ship's worksplate, brass oval, 'The Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Limited, Engines No 482, Govan Glasgow'. Dimensions 18 3/4" x 13".

Brass ship's worksplate

Ship's worksplate, Southern Railway, "Autocarrier built by David & William Henderson & Co Ltd, Meadowside Works, Partick", black on brass oval, Dimensions 17 1/4"x11 1/2".

Autocarrier

1931

Plaque, from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, 1939-1945, "Isle of Thanet", gold lettering on wood.

"Isle of Thanet" war service plaque

Ship's worksplate, brass oval, 'David & William Henderson & Co Limited No 912, Engineers & Shipbuilders 1931, Glasgow'. Dimensions 10 3/4" x 7".

Brass ship's worksplate

Ship's splasher cover, Great Central Railway. 'Great Central Railway Co.', possibly ex Paddle Steamer Killingholme, built by Earle's Company, 1912.

Ship's splasher cover, Great Central Railway

Ship's bell, brass, Great Western Railway, inscribed "Pembroke", from the Paddle Steamship/Twin-Screw Steamship Pembroke, allocated to the Irish service from Milford, converted in 1895, transferred to Weymouth and ran on the Channel Islands service, built by Laird Bros, 1880, withdrawn and broken up 1925.

ship's bell pembroke

1880

Plaque from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, "Deal", gold lettering on wood.

Southern Railway ship's plaque, War Service

Ship's works plate. 'David & William Henderson & Co Limited. No 7067 Engineers & Shipbuilders, 1925 Glasgow', brass, oval. Dimensions 10 1/2" x 7".

Brass ship's worksplate

Plaque from ship, Southern Railway, War Service, "Isle of Jersey", gold lettering on wood.

ships war service plaque

Ship's plaque, from Southern Railway Twin Screw Steamship "Dinard", bearing Southern Railway coat-of-arms on burr walnut panel in oak frame, built 1924 by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, renamed "Viking" in 1959.

plaque from ss dinard

1924

Ship's bell, brass, British Railways (Southern Region), inscribed 'Maid of Orleans', on softwood stand, from the Twin-Screw Steamship Maid of Orleans, built by Wm. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton, 1948, withdrawn 1976.

Brass ship's bell, British Railways (Southern Region) - 'Maid of Orleans'

1948

Ship's worksplate, BR(ER)/Sealink. "Brown-Sulzer Diesel Engines No 638 manufactured by John Brown & Company Limited Clydebank 1947, under license from Sulzer Bros Ltd". Brass oval mounted on wood, from engine room of T.S.M.V. "Suffolk Ferry".

ships workplate

1947

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