◊ On Board P. & A. Campbell's Bristol Channel Passenger Steamers. - P.S. 'Westward Ho' steams up the River Avon to call at Hotwells, Bristol in this antique postcard view. The postdate is July 1904 and Preston writes to Miss Gwladys Prichard of Fareham, Surrey. Another of the fine postcard and photographic Moments Captured in Time from the Penarth Dock Collection. [001] [20180920]

◊ P.S. Britannia - River Avon, Bristol - A great aspect at river level of Mr. B's bridge opened in 1864 with the White Funnel Fleet's 'Britannia' heading downstream date unknown. The vessel was built at Ayr in 1896, her port of registry was Bristol, she was the flagship of the fleet until the arrival of 'Bristol Queen' in 1946 and she was finally withdrawn from service in 1957. Another of the fine postcard and photographic Moments Captured in Time from the Penarth Dock Collection. [001] [20180920]

◊ Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol - A seagull's eye view once again featuring Mr. B's bridge with a White Funnel vessel heading upstream on the Avon below. I can identify the paddle steamer as 'Ravenswood' which served P. & A. Campbell for 64 years between 1891 and 1955.

On the reverse of the postcard the following potted history of the bridge is provided by the unnamed publishers :

Clifton Suspension Bridge - 'A magnificent structure spanning the Avon Gorge. It hangs 245 feet above high water level, and is 702 feet in length from pier to pier. The foundation stone was laid in 1836, the work of construction abandoned in 1858, resumed in 1861 and the completed structure opened on Dec.8th.1864. The cost was about £100,000.'

Another of the fine postcard and photographic Moments Captured in Time from the Penarth Dock Collection. [001] [20180920)