点评:There has been a ferry across teh river here for hundreds of years. The Monks from Evesham Abbey planted a vineyard on the terraced slopes of Clarkes Hill in Hampton. As the only bridge across the river was two miles from the vineyard, they installed a rope ferry to make the journey easier as well as a building where they could make and store the wine.
The ferry proved popular with the villagers of Hampton and surrounding villages allowing them to reach Evesham. The ferry continued to run after the Dissolution of the Abbey, as people still preferred to cross the river via ferry. The winery was converted into a private house, rebuilt many times over the centuries.
The ferry still works today and is one of the few surviving examples of a chain ferry. It is manually operated by pulling on a cable that is suspended across the river. When the ferry is docked at either bank the cable is allowed to sink to the river bottom, so as not to interfere with other river traffic. Now it is mainly used by walkers and mobile home owners on the Hampton side.
It is great fun!
翻译:数百年来,这里一直有渡船渡过这条河。伊夫舍姆修道院的僧侣们在汉普顿克拉克斯山的梯田斜坡上种植了一个葡萄园。由于跨河的唯一桥梁距离葡萄园有两英里,因此他们安装了绳索渡轮以方便旅程,并安装了一座可以酿造和储存葡萄酒的建筑物。
事实证明,渡轮很受汉普顿和周边村庄村民的欢迎,使他们能够到达伊夫舍姆。修道院解散后,渡轮继续运行,因为人们仍然更喜欢通过渡轮过河。酿酒厂被改建为私人住宅,几个世纪以来多次重建。
该渡轮至今仍在运行,是少数幸存的链式渡轮之一。它是通过拉动悬挂在河上的电缆来手动操作的。当渡轮停靠在两岸时,电缆可以沉入河底,以免干扰其他河流交通。现在主要由汉普顿一侧的步行者和移动房屋业主使用。
真是太有趣了!