page_title: Wick, Bournemouth
section_title: Wick Ferry
hierarchical_section_title: Wick, Bournemouth / Wick Ferry
caption_attribution_description: English: Ferryman at Wick, Bournemouth. Postmarked 18 February 1913. The ferryman in question is likely to be John O'Brien (c. 1847-1929), who lived in a cottage on the south side of Wick Green, and was so tall that his sister had to have boots specially made for him.
context_page_description: Wick is a village on the south bank of the River Stour in Dorset, England, just short of the Stour's entry into Christchurch Harbour. Along with the nearby village of Tuckton, it originally formed a tithing in the Hundred of Christchurch, before becoming part of the Civil Parish of Southbourne in 1894. The latter was incorporated into the Borough of Bournemouth in 1901.
context_section_description: There has been a passenger-ferry from Wick across the Stour to Christchurch since about 1815, when it was set up to give employment to a farm labourer named Marshall, who had become unfit for farm work after being kicked in the thigh by a horse. It was operated by punt until 1947 when outboard engines were added to the ferry-boat, after which crossings began to be made in half the time. The service was discontinued for a short period in 1957.
caption: Ferryman at Wick, postmarked 18 February 1913. The ferryman is probably John O'Brien (c. 1847-1929).
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