IAN COLLARD took early retirement at fifty and began to compile collections of maritime photographs, beginning with those he took over the past 40 years. His first book was Mersey Shipping: The Twilight Years and since then he has written many books on shipping and industry, including Birkenhead Docks, Cammel Laird, Coastal Shipping, Isle of Man Shipping Remembered and Ellerman Lines. He gives regular presentations and slide shows to various organisations. He lives in Wirral.
37 Ebooks by Ian Collard
Ian Collard: Mersey Ferries Through Time
A Mersey ferry was recorded in the Domesday Book, and for around a thousand years, they have plied between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral and Liverpool. The sail and man-powered craft gave way …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.44
Ian Collard: Isle of Man Steam Packet Through Time
In 2010, the world’s oldest steamship line celebrated its 180th anniversary. For 183 years, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. has been the lifeline to the island, providing passenger and freight servi …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.35
Ian Collard: British Cruise Ship An Illustrated History 1844-1939
Since Arthur Anderson invited William Makepeace Thackeray to take a cruise in 1844, and to write about it, British shipping lines have offered passage for no other reason than leisure on their vessel …
EPUB
English
DRM
€20.13
Ian Collard: British Cruise Ship an Illustrated History 1945-2014
When Arthur Anderson invited William Makepeace Thackeray to take a cruise in 1844, and to write about it, British shipping lines offered passage on their vessels for no other reason than leisure. By …
EPUB
English
DRM
€19.98
Ian Collard: Birkenhead From Old Photographs
Birkenhead From Old Photographs offers a captivating glimpse into the history of Birkenhead, providing the reader with a visual representation of the town’s intriguing and chequered history. Drawing …
EPUB
English
DRM
€13.10
Ian Collard: Birkenhead Through Time
Although its first inhabitants were medieval monks, Birkenhead began to grow during the nineteenth century because of its links with Liverpool. Later, trade from all over the world began to flow thro …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.41
Ian Collard & Justin Merrigan: Holyhead to Ireland
The Port of Holyhead has a long history and is now operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd. The company took over ownership of the port from Sea Containers in 1990, which only six years previously assumed c …
EPUB
English
DRM
€18.96
Ian Collard: Liverpool City Centre Through Time
Although Liverpool has existed as a port since the thirteenth century, it wasn’t until the seventeenth century that it truly began to grow on the profits of trade with America, importing sugar from t …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.37
Ian Collard: Liverpool Docks Through Time
The Port of Liverpool handles more container trade with the United States than any other port in the UK and now also serves more than 100 other non-EU destinations, from China to Africa and the Middl …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.42
Ian Collard: Liverpool Landing Stage Through Time
The Pier Head and landing stages have been places where the people of Liverpool have been able to view, participate in and enjoy many of the major maritime celebrations and events of the last hundred …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.45
Ian Collard: Ships of the Mersey
Overshadowing the port of Chester, Liverpool grew in size from the 1800s on sugar and slavery. Expanding over the following two centuries, the port has grown to take over part of the other side of th …
EPUB
English
DRM
€16.51
Ian Collard: Wallasey From Old Photographs
The County Borough of Wallasey, on the Wirral Penninsula, is famous as a seaside town. From the mid-nineteenth century, James Atherton’s ‘New Brighton’ became a popular leisure resort, with visitors …
EPUB
English
DRM
€13.10
Ian Collard: Wallasey Through Time
Wallasey Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Wallasey, the famous streets and the …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.37
Ian Collard: Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Founded in 1838 in Liverpool, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company was the first to operate steamships in the Pacific and primarily traded from the UK to the Pacific coasts of South America. Its most …
EPUB
English
DRM
€20.06
Ian Collard: Mersey Shipping Through Time
The Mersey has changed over the past thirty years. The famous ships and shipping lines have changed or gone altogether, the means of shipping goods has changed and the numbers of people working in th …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.43
Ian Collard: Blue Star Line
The Blue Star Line was founded by brothers William and Edmund Vestey in 1911 to ship meat in refrigerated vessels from Australia, New Zealand and South America to the UK. Expanding into passenger ser …
EPUB
English
DRM
€20.13
Ian Collard: Coast Lines
Formed on Merseyside in 1913, Coast Lines grew from a small fleet of sixteen coastal ships operating in the Irish Sea to the world’s largest coastal fleet. At the time, over 4 million tons of shippin …
EPUB
English
DRM
€20.12
Ian Collard: Mersey Tugs Through Time
The main role of the tug is to assist vessels in the river or within the dock system by moving them by pushing or towing. They are also used to tow barges or platforms which have no engines or method …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.44
Ian Collard: Coastal Shipping Through Time
Before the development of canals, railways or metalled roads, the quickest and most effective means of transporting goods from one point to another in Britain was by the use of coastal shipping, shal …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.31
Ian Collard: Liverpool in 50 Buildings
From its humble thirteenth-century origins, Liverpool grew rapidly to become the greatest port in the British Empire outside London, but by 1980 the city was seemingly in terminal decline: its popula …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.39
Ian Collard: Liverpool City Centre History Tour
Liverpool City Centre History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous old port city. Local author Ian Collard guides us through the streets and alleyways, showing how its …
EPUB
English
DRM
€6.94
Ian Collard: P&O Cruise Ships
P&O was established in 1837 and maintained a schedule of routes to India, the Far East and Australia, being the first choice for the majority of passengers travelling to that part of the world. P&O l …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.43
Ian Collard: Cunard Cruise Ships
The Cunard Line’s Britannia was the first steamship to establish regular communication across the Atlantic. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 4 July 1840, setting in motion the first regular steamsh …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.43
Ian Collard: Holland America Cruise Ships
The Holland America Line was founded in 1873 and operated a fleet of passenger and cargo vessels from the Netherlands to the east and west coasts of America. The company later acquired the stock of t …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.47
Ian Collard: Port of Dover Through Time
The Port of Dover is Europe’s busiest ferry port and is situated in south-east England. It is the nearest port to France, which is twenty-one miles away, and the world’s busiest passenger port, with …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.37
Ian Collard: Wirral From Old Photographs
The Wirral Peninsula in north-west England lies within Cheshire and Merseyside but has its own distinct identity. In the east, on the estuary of the River Mersey, lie the two largest urban centres on …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.43
Ian Collard: Port of Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s
In the 1960s and 1970s, many of the traditional shipping companies trading or based in Liverpool slowly vanished because of containerisation or competition from passenger aircraft. Many of these ship …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.45
Ian Collard: Birkenhead History Tour
The earliest mention of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, was in the twelfth century when monks built a priory there and established a ferry crossing to Liverpool. In later centuries the town beca …
EPUB
English
DRM
€6.96
Ian Collard: Port of Southampton
An Act of Parliament passed in 1836 authorised the Southampton Dock Company to build a dock at Southampton. The foundation stone for the new docks was laid on 12 October 1838. The Eastern Docks were …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.41
Ian Collard: Sealink British Ferries
Sealink’s antecedents go back to the packet boats of the days before steam. The invention of the steam engine greatly assisted the development of the railways and led to the growth of the packet boat …
EPUB
English
DRM
€15.41
Ian Collard: Wallasey History Tour
Wallasey History Tour offers a fascinating glimpse into the past of this town on the Wirral Peninsula. Local author Ian Collard guides readers around its streets and buildings, showing how its famous …
EPUB
English
DRM
€6.98
Ian Collard: Birkenhead Reflections
Situated on the Wirral Peninsula, across the River Mersey from Liverpool, is the town of Birkenhead. It can trace its origins back to the twelfth century when a Benedictine priory and Mersey ferry we …
EPUB
English
DRM
€16.61
Ian Collard: P&O Ferries
In the late 1960s, P&O established ferry services in the North Sea and English Channel. Roll-on/roll-off operations and containerisation were introduced and new ships, facilities and investment was n …
EPUB
English
DRM
€16.68
Ian Collard: Canadian Pacific Ships
In 1873 a company was formed to construct the first railway across Canada. It soon branched out into shipping, chartering ships from the Cunard Line for service between Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai …
EPUB
English
€20.99
Ian Collard: Irish Sea Ports on the River Mersey and River Dee
In this book, Ian Collard uses his collection of rare and previously unpublished images to tell the story of the Irish sea ports located on the River Mersey and River Dee. The history of these ports …
EPUB
English
DRM
€16.60
Ian Collard: Stena Line
The major company in the short-sea passenger and freight business in 2020 is the Swedish Stena Line, who operate services to Europe, Scandinavia and Ireland from United Kingdom ports. The company was …
EPUB
English
DRM
€16.61
Ian Collard: Tugs and Towing Around Britain
The first tugs were built at the beginning of the nineteenth century as a result of the development of enclosed docks and the increase in size and power of sea-going vessels. Tugs were needed to assi …
EPUB
English
DRM
€16.63
