June - PS Lincoln Castle

Viola Trawler Post

20th July 2020

The Lincoln Castle was the last and finest steam coal-powered paddle ferry in regular use in the United Kingdom. She was built by A & J Inglis in Glasgow for the London North Eastern Railway Company and ran across between New Holland and Hull starting in 1941 until withdrawn by Sealink in 1978. She operated as a restaurant at Hessle Foreshore and later in Grimsby but gradually deteriorated over the years and despite several attempts to buy and preserve her she was broken up in 2010- 2011.

Painting kindly sponsored by Patrington Haven Leisure Park.

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