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From simple upgrades to complete house re-wiring - and everything in-between, Hannah’s Electrics is the perfect choice. A trusted tradeswoman with sensible rates covering Southampton, New Forest & Waterside areas CONTACT HANNAH 07585 778136 W: www.hannahs-electrics.co.uk • E: hannahelectrics@gmail.com Like us on Facebook NEW FOREST PLUMBING AND MAINTENANCE 24/7 LTD *YOUR LOCAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CALL OUT PLUMBER* We provide a wide range of plumbing services, with an established reputation for quality, service and customer satisfaction. www.newforestplumbing247.com Contact us on 07912 092557 or 023 8194 0237 newforestplumbing@yahoo.com Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH For centuries people have been conveyed from Hythe across to Southampton in all manner of vessels. All have needed crewing. Prior to the advent of steam communication in 1830 and for several decades in competition then a er, hardy old salts would row or sail across in wherries, a boat speci cally designed for carrying people and cargo on rivers and in estuaries. Many of these wherrymen came from long-established Hythe families, which continued to provide manpower for the Hythe Ferry service to the most recent of times. One such family is the Banks. When Harry Banks retired in November 1972, he ended a family connection with the passage that could be traced back almost 200 years. Harry was a revered local yachtsman and like his father Henry omas Banks a ferry boat skipper. Harry’s grandfather Jack and greatgrandfather Richard (Dickie) skippered the old paddle steamers Louisa, Frederica, Hotspur and Hampton during the mid-late 1800’s. Harry’s brother Wilf was also a skipper between them in 1938 and 1964. 1939 payroll documents of the General Estates Company that owned and operated the ferry at the time, reveal it was employing six men named Pusey, two each named Banks, Randall and Longman and three named Hosey, all names have featured heavily in the ferry’s history. Victor Pusey was employed as a mate, his brother Vernon as a labourer, G Pusey also served as a mate, Frederick a pier man, H Pusey is listed as a porter whilst Edward Pusey served as another labourer. Captain J (Jumbo) Randall was a ferry skipper, Charles Randell drove the train (William Randall also drove the train at a di erent time). Tommy Longman was employed as a train conductor. W Hosey was one of four ferry captains; H Hosey was a mate whilst C Hosey also drove the train. ere had been Longmans on the ferry since the days of the wherrymen and the earliest of the steamers. William Longman was working as an engineer on the Hotspurs in November 1938, when whilst preparing the vessel for the rst crossing of the day, he heard shouting and rushed out on deck to discover a young deckhand named Robert Curtis having fallen overboard, struggling in the water. William Longman dove o the vessel fully clothed and managed to bring the youth to the pier. e pair went to William Longman’s house in School Lane where fresh clothes and warm drinks were on hand. Dried out and revived, they went back to work. William Longman’s heroics were recognised by the Royal Humane Society. e 1939 payroll also details William Lane as Asst Manager and his daughter, Miss V Lane working in the o ce. William Lane’s grandfather managed the pier and boats at the turn of the 20th Century and Arthur Lane was one of the rst drivers of the train when it was introduced in 1922. A 1900 sta photograph includes Billy Longman, Jim Randall, Tommy Longman, Captain Henry omas Banks and Mr William Arthur Lane with his son Arthur. e baton of the family dynasty has been passed to and is in these modern times rmly in the hands of the Malkinsons. John was a skipper for 32 years before he retired in 1995, handing over his role to his son Patrick. Patrick continues at the helm to this day with his son, Jaydon, acting as third mate when required. William Arthur and Arthur Lane FERRY DYNASTIES AND by Alan Titheridge Continued on page 23
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