Lamport & Holt Line History and Ephemera
The Lamport and Holt Line was founded in 1845 by W.L. Lamport from Workington and George Holt (Note 1). At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Lamport owned thirty-six ships of 200,000 tons, eleven of which were sunk. In 1929, Lamport collapsed along with the rest of Kylsant's Royal Mail group, was reconstituted in 1934, and then eventually sold to the Vesty Group (Blue Star Line) in 1944.
Note1: George Holt was the brother of Alfred Holt of the Blue Funnel Line
Vintage Brochures
Lamport & Holt Line Tourist Third Cabin to South America - 1927
Lamport & Holt Tour Brochure for a two-month cruise to South America onboard the SS Vandyck stopping at Barbados, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, and Trinidad. Passengers would travel in their Tourist Third Cabin.