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The ferry links Hampton, on the north bank and in the London Borough of Richmond, with Moulsey or Molesey Hurst, the largest park of Molesey on the south bank and in Surrey. [1] The ferry is in the Molesey, Hampton and Sunbury reach (between Molesey and Sunbury Locks). It is one of two of this reach's Thames crossings – both are ferries.
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.
The Night Ferry platform and trains as they were in 1974 featured towards the end of the final Steptoe & Son episode, the 1974 Christmas special. [5] The Night Ferry was also used in part during the 1976 Children's Film Foundation drama Night Ferry. [1] Competition from air services also affected the train. The Night Ferry was withdrawn on 31 ...
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 ...
30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still Mesmerize Us Today. Mariia Tkachenko. December 16, 2024 at 6:47 AM. ... Paris, France, 1889. Image credits: Photoglob Zürich.
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 ...
Six ferries cross the river: The Woolwich Ferry is one of two in the Thames Gateway, linking the North and South Circular roads. The Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry further downstream is a pedestrian ferry only. Upstream of central London, the Hammertons Ferry is a passenger link between the tourist attractions of Ham House and Marble Hill House in ...
Scene of the Railroad Disaster at Meadow Brook, Rhode Island, a wood engraving from a sketch by Theodore R. Davis, published in Harper's Weekly, 10 May 1873. The accident occurred on 19 April 1873, at Wood River Junction. 19 April – United States – A passenger train is derailed at Meadow Brook, Rhode Island , near Wood River Junction , due ...