Hythe Pier Co Ltd and Hythe Ferry
Other Business Names:
- Hythe Pier & Hythe & Southampton Ferry Co Ltd
- Hythe Ferry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hythe, Hampshire, Hampshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Pier development & management
Notes:
Incorporated 1874 as Hythe Pier & Hythe & Southampton Ferry Co Ltd to build a pier to handle local ferry services to Southampton across Southampton Water. Opened 1881. 1909 narrow gauge baggage railway opened along its length using hand pushed trucks; electrified 1909. Renamed Hythe Pier Co Ltd 1923. Ferry service dates to early times and by 1830s operating steamboats. By c1890 ferries operated by Percy family and from c1900 to 1980 operated by their General Estates Co Ltd
Publications:
- Hythe Pier and Ferry. A history by Titheridge, Alan
- Hythe Pier Railway by Harding, Peter A
- Hythe Southampton Ferry Including Hythe Pier Railway by Stearn, William A, & Bert Moody
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hythe Pier & Hythe & Southampton Ferry Co Ltd
- Hythe Ferry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hythe, Hampshire, Hampshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Pier development & management
Notes:
Incorporated 1874 as Hythe Pier & Hythe & Southampton Ferry Co Ltd to build a pier to handle local ferry services to Southampton across Southampton Water. Opened 1881. 1909 narrow gauge baggage railway opened along its length using hand pushed trucks; electrified 1909. Renamed Hythe Pier Co Ltd 1923. Ferry service dates to early times and by 1830s operating steamboats. By c1890 ferries operated by Percy family and from c1900 to 1980 operated by their General Estates Co LtdPublications:
- Hythe Pier and Ferry. A history by Titheridge, Alan
- Hythe Pier Railway by Harding, Peter A
- Hythe Southampton Ferry Including Hythe Pier Railway by Stearn, William A, & Bert Moody