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Hampton Ferry terminates, for the south bank, at the white gate on the right, the north bank gate can be seen in the background on the left, which otherwise shows the church, Garrick House and smaller Temple to Shakespeare. Hampton Ferry is a seasonal foot (and cycle) ferry across the Thames in England.
Hampton Ferry. The Hampton Ferry is a pedestrian cable ferry linking Evesham and the village of Hampton across the River Avon in the English county of Worcestershire.The route dates back to the 13th century, when it was established by the monks of Evesham Abbey as a short-cut to their newly planted vineyard on Clark's Hill.
Hampton Ferry: 1934 2,839 - Train ferry built in 1934 for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second Work War and renamed HMS Hampton. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Sold in 1969 to Claxton Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda and renamed Tre Arddur. Laid up at Piraeus, Greece in 1971 Scrapped at Valencia, Spain, in 1973 ...
Hampton Ferry may refer to: England. Hampton Ferry (River Avon), a ferry across the River Avon in Worcestershire; Hampton Ferry (River Thames), a ferry across the River Thames to the west of London; Hampton Loade Ferry, a ferry across the River Severn in Shropshire; Hampton Ferry, a sister ship of SS Twickenham Ferry, also referred to at Night ...
Cable ferries have probably been used to cross rivers and similar bodies of water since before recorded history. Examples of ferry routes using this technology date back to the 13th century (Hampton Ferry in England). In 1831 James Meadows Rendel introduced chain ferries worked by steam and in 1832 constructed one crossing the Dart at Dartmouth ...
In the Faroe Islands, wild, unpredictable weather — fierce winds and rain, and thick fog that settles like a curtain — can sometimes make travel by car or ferry problematic.
Twickenham Ferry was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd as yard number 1446. Launched on 15 March 1934, [3] completion was in July. [2] Jointly owned by the Southern Railway & Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace, she was built for service on the Dover - Dunkerque route, [1] but initially operated out of Southampton as the new facilities at Dover were not ready. [3]
The Bawdsey Ferry is mentioned in three acts of Parliament, the Felixstowe and Bawdsey Ferry Railway Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. xxvi), [5] the Felixstowe and Bawdsey Ferry Railway (Extension of Time) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. xxxv) [6] and the Felixstowe and Bawdsey Ferry Railway (Abandonment) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. xvi) [7]