Private company

Salters Steamers

UK business1

Salters Steamers, formerly known as Salter Bros, is a family boating firm on the River Thames, founded in Oxford in 1858. Prior to that the family operated a riverside tavern in Wandsworth, having moved there around 1836.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Salters Steamers by Folly Bridge
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Salters Steamers, formerly known as Salter Bros, is a family boating firm on the River Thames, founded in Oxford in 1858. Prior to that the family operated a riverside tavern in Wandsworth, having moved there around 1836.2

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