woodwose Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 This is the photograph from Florence Boardman's 1915-1917 photo album showing the caption below it. I am assuming that the caption means that this is the Horning Ferry boat, but you could read it as saying that this is a boat at Horning Ferry. Of course, there might have been other boats used as well. It is possible that the captions were added later although they are in the same hand throughout the album. Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodwose Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 After spending some further time looking at the writing in the album, it's my view that the date was written at the time the album was made. A fountain pen was probably used. The caption saying "Horning Ferry" was probably added later. It may even have been written with a biro which would have to be 1950s onwards. However, whoever wrote the captions had an intimate knowledge of the family and I guess it was a close family member. Having said all this, it really does look like the boat in the photograph is a ferry and I am sure it is at Horning. Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 After pouring over the photo again, magnified and enhanced, I was again wrong with one of my deductions. They're not sculling oarlocks, they're bicycles laid down at each end of the boat, with the handlebars sticking out. What I took to be a long "sweep" oar is probably just a quant, so although it fits nicely with Carol's quote "The passenger ferry was a large marshman's punt", it's not being propelled by chain in this instance. Thinking about how chain ferries used to work, they were captive, with the chain running through iron rings, so the boat could never break loose, and the larger vehicle ferry there had a hand wheel and winch mechanism on one side (in the photos). I feel sure it's at Horning as well, we now have two quite independent photos with the same skyline and Pub sign. Presumably the Ferry Inn had a sign on that Woodbastwick side as well in those days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowjo Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I found this from 2008 about Stanley Arthur,,,, but unfortunatly thats all I could find apart from a Bewilderwood advert Bewilderwood do have the original "Stanley Arthur". It is now painted purple. "Stanley Arthur II" is now owned by Ferry Marina following the sale to him by Woods Dyke Boatyard. We built all the ferries at Woods Dyke. "Stanley Arthur" was my husband's late father Stanley Arthur Facey. Hope this clears up the mystery. Regards Frank,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 I found this from 2008 about Stanley Arthur,,,, but unfortunatly thats all I could find apart from a Bewilderwood advert Bewilderwood do have the original "Stanley Arthur". It is now painted purple. "Stanley Arthur II" is now owned by Ferry Marina following the sale to him by Woods Dyke Boatyard. We built all the ferries at Woods Dyke. "Stanley Arthur" was my husband's late father Stanley Arthur Facey. Hope this clears up the mystery. Regards Frank,,,, Stanley Arthur II is owned by Freedom. Ferry Marina sold it to us about last three years ago and never operated it as a ferry itself. The vessel is currently seeking a new owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I guess that if the boat was built by Colin Facey then I reckon he probably operated it, he will probably be able to tell you all you need to know!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 I've never really quized Colin on the history of the boat. It appears to be a ship's lifeboat when we first compounded and polished it, we could see "WHITBY" etched in the gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hi Andy, I meant the first one which looks like a landing craft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 What about charging people a little extra to use the service if it's needed I'm shure people won't mind paying a little extra to keep it going .... It's something that people might need if there moored on the other side of the river at the ferry inn or outside the swan what about putting laminated sheets with info for the ferry at both place including cockshoot people moored at these three spots might want todo some swimming go to the pub do some shopping but can't get a mooring each trip will be looking at a return trip so summer could be a bumper summer for the ferry... Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antares_9 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Not enough people paid the old fare Jonny, so unlikely to pay a higher price in numbers that would support a viable business model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 It's such a shame when it's not there people complain when it is there people are not bothered ... It's a shame the boat couldn't be leased to somebody to take the service on full time Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Johnny, Happy to lease the boat on this basis, but then it has to cover two people's financial demands and it couldn't cover mine before. There are two reasons I still have the boat: 1) I need an auxillary vessel in case of emergencies 2) I've been too busy to try and seriously sell it and replace it with another aux vessel. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Not enough people paid the old fare Jonny, so unlikely to pay a higher price in numbers that would support a viable business model. Absolutely right. (unfortunately) The car killed the all year round financial viability of many of the local ferries, many decades ago. Up until the earlier half of the last century the Horning "vehicle" ferry was a popular route to Ranworth and beyond for horse drawn vehicles, cycles and pedestrians. Since then, even ferry lane, running down to Woodbastwick is just a long, narrow, overgrown single track road that floods frequently. Now, as with other's like Stokesby Ferry, just the short high season holiday visitor traffic couldn't sustain any business model. Reedham survives because it has all year round demand, and can charge the equivalent of the much longer landward detours via Yarmouth or Postwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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