
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Newport Harbour Commissioners Landing Stage. Paddle steamers of P & A Campbell's famous White Funnel Fleet regularly sailed from near this point. Opened in the 1880s, extended in the mid-1890s and closed in the 1950s.
The Newport Harbour Commissioners Landing Stage served as a vital embarkation point for P & A Campbell's White Funnel Fleet paddle steamers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, facilitating passenger travel along the River Clyde. Its operation from the 1880s to the 1950s reflects the evolution of maritime transportation and tourism during that era.
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