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Parr Boat Hire
 
This page is devoted to the Thames excursion boat operators Parr Boat Hire of Kingston.
This is one a of series of Simplon Postcards pages devoted to River Thames Excursion Boats.
For details of Parr service see:- www.parrboats.weebly.com
 
Parr Boat Hire are based at Kingston, and operate summer services from Kingston to Hampton Court and also Richmond to Teddington Lock.
 
 
Contact: www.parrboats.weebly.com
 
Ships on this Page:-
Hurley (built: 1924)
Merrie Thames (built: 1976)
Tilbury Hope (2) (built: 1993)
 
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
Ed Langley - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
French Brothers - services between Maidenhead and Hampton Court, plus Thames charters
JGF Passenger Boats - Walton-on-Thames
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
Turk Launches - Richmond-Kingston-Hampton Court services plus Thames charters
www.parrboats.weebly.com - Parr Boat Hire official website
 
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UK Excursion Ships
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards - Recent Updates
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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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Parr Boat Hire
 
 
Hurley
(built: 1924)

Hurley was built by Salter's as a private yacht named the Caucase for a Russian count in 1914. A fire broke out in Salter’s slipway building on Monday 24 May 1920 and the Caucase, which was being refitted, was virtually destroyed. Only her hull survived, which Salter’s put to use when in 1924 a vessel named Phoenix joined their passenger fleet, having risen – as a phoenix does – from the ashes of the Caucase. She was smaller than Salter's usual boats – 66' in overall length, 11' in beam – and her funnel and machinery were placed aft of the saloon. Phoenix was renamed Hurley in 1927 but in February 1931 followed Gaiety (ex-Oxford) to the River Avon at Evesham where for many years she sailed for S J Grove. She returned to the Thames in 1981 and currently (2011) runs for Parr Boat Hire at Kingston-on-Thames.
Hurley on a Kingston-Hampton cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.



Hurley on a Kingston-Hampton cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.



Hurley on a Kingston-Hampton cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.



Hurley on a Kingston-Hampton cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.



Hurley on a Kingston-Hampton cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.



Hurley on a Kingston-Hampton cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.



Hurley at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007



Hurley at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007



Hurley at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007



Hurley at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007



Hurley, Tilbury Hope and Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007







Merrie Thames
(built: 1976)
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
 
 
Merrie Thames at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tilbury Hope
(built: 1993)
 
Tilbury Hope replaced a 1921 boat of the same name which had been bought from George Wheeler in 1958. She was built as the Walton Minstrel for JGF Passenger Boats in 1993, and was sold to Parr's in 2000.
 
 
Tilbury Hope at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Tilbury Hope at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Tilbury Hope at Hampton Court
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Tilbury Hope on a Kingston-Hampton Court cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Tilbury Hope on a Kingston-Hampton Court cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Tilbury Hope on a Kingston-Hampton Court cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th June 2006.
 
 
Tilbury Hope at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
 
 
Tilbury Hope at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd May 2007
 
 
Tilbury Hope at Kingston
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 17th July 2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
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