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A wider view of the very busy river in 1837 is shown with
two paddle steamers in the foreground and the Clifton Baths to
the right. The two steamers are flying the pennant of the Star
Steam Packet Company and one is named "Vesper". The
first steam-ship service to London commenced in1815, and in 1829
passengers paid 1/6d (71/2p) per head. However the 650 year-old
practice of river passage to London declined in the 1850's when
the new railway offered a more attractive alternative. Eric
R Swain "O' Famous Kent" |
