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Complete Pleasure Boats
 
 
This page is devoted to the Thames excusion boat operators Complete Pleasure Boats.
This is one a of series of Simplon Postcards pages devoted to River Thames Excursion Boats.
 
Complete Pleasure Boats operate two heritage vessels, the Henley of 1896 and Viscount of 1908. Both have been sympathetically updated to make them suitable for 21st Century operation. Henley operates on Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court runs, and also serves on the weekday Blackfriars-Putney commuter services of Thames Executive Charters, who also offer charters on her. Viscount is maintained solely for charter use.
 
 
Contacts:-
www.thamesriverboats.co.uk - for Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services
www.completepleasureboats.co.uk - for charters
www.thamesexecutivecharters.com - for Putney-Blackfriars commuter services
 
Boats on this Page:-
Henley - built: 1896
Viscount - built: 1908
 
Thames Passenger Boat Pages:-
River Thames Excursion Boats - Thames Header Page - Full List of Companies
Colliers Launches - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Complete Pleasure Boats - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Ed Langley - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Joseph Mears - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services 1907-1945 - passed to Thames Launches
King Cruises - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Maynard Launches - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Salter Brothers - Oxford-Abingdon-Wallingford-Reading-Henley-Marlow-Maidenhead-Windsor-Staines services
www.completepleasureboats.co.uk - official website for charters
www.thamesexecutivecharters.com - official website for Blackfriars-Putney commuter service
www.thamesriverboats.co.uk - official website for Hampton Court services
 
Associated Pages:-
UK Excursion Ships
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards - Recent Updates
Simplon Postcards - Home Page
 
References:-
Royal River Highway: Written by Frank L. Dix - published David & Charles 1984
Trip Out Guides - Written and published by G.P.Hamer - various editions from 1977 to 2005 consulted
Trip Out Guides are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH
 
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 Henley  

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Complete Pleasure Boats
 
Henley
 
The steam launch Henley was built for Salter Brothers of Oxford by Edwin Clarke and Company of Brimscombe in 1896. She served with Salters for over seventy years, before being sold in 1976 to J.J.Shearing (later J.& R.Shearing) for services from Westminster to Kew, Richmond and Hampton Court. She was sold to Ed Langley as Complete Pleasure Boats for the 2002 season, and operates on Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court runs, and she also serves on the weekday Putney-Blackfriars commuter services of Thames Executive Charters, who also offer charters on her.
 
More images of Henley
 
 
Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 26th May 2003.
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Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 26th May 2003.
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Henley at Westminster
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Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 26th May 2003.
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Henley at Westminster26th May 2003
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Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2005.
 
 
Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2005.
 
 
Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th April 2005.
 
 
Henley at Westminster with raised wheelhouse
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 11th March 2006.
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Henley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 6th June 2006
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Henley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 6th June 2006
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Henley at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Henley at Kew Gardens Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Henley at Kew Gardens Pier
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Henley at Kew Gardens Pier
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Henley at Charing Cross on her evening commuter run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Henley passing Charing Cross on the way to Blackfriars for her evening commuter run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Henley passing Charing Cross on the way to Blackfriars for her evening commuter run
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Henley at Charing Cross on her evening commuter run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Henley at Charing Cross on her evening commuter run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Henley on her evening commuter run to Putney
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007
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Henley on her evening commuter run to Putney
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007
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Henley on her evening commuter run to Putney
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007
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Henley arriving at Festival Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th February 2008
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Henley arriving at Festival Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th February 2008
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Henley arriving at Festival Pier
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Henley arriving at Festival Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th February 2008
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Henley passing Butler's Wharf
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th February 2008
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Henley passing Canary Wharf
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th February 2008
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Viscount
(built: 1908)
 
In 1908, Joseph Mears bought the first of nine large launches built for him by Salter Brothers, the Viscount of 106ft and 395 passengers. She was one of the largest launches of the middle Thames when built. Viscount passed to Thames Launches with the rest of the Mears fleet in 1947, and ran for Thompsons Launches from 1971 until the mid-1990s when she passed to Campion Launches. In 2006 she passed to Ed Langley and runs with Henley for Complete Pleasure Boats.
 
The complete list of Salters boats built for Mears were the Viscount (1908), Connaught (1911), Royalty (1913), Hurlingham (1915), Kingwood (1915), Marchioness (1923), Queen Elizabeth (3) (1924), Abercorn (1925) and Viscountess (1926). All remain in service in 2007, except the Marchioness which was lost in an accident, and Abercorn destroyed in a fire during overhaul.
 
More images of Viscount
 
 
Viscount at Canary Wharf prior to Complete Pleasure Boats ownership
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Viscount at Westminster in Complete Pleasure Boats ownership
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006
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Viscount at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006
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Viscount at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006
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Viscount at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Viscount at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Viscount at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
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Viscount at Westminster
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007
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Viscount at Tower Bridge acting as tender to the cruise ship Deutschland
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 15th September 2007
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Viscount at Tower Bridge acting as tender to the cruise ship Deutschland
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 15th September 2007
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Viscount at Tower Bridge acting as tender to the cruise ship Deutschland
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 15th September 2007
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Viscount at Tower Bridge acting as tender to the cruise ship Deutschland
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 15th September 2007
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Viscount at Tower Bridge acting as tender to the cruise ship Deutschland
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 15th September 2007
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