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From Barclay, Perkin's Anchor Magazine. Volume XX, No.4, October 1947.
Sent by Rory Kehoe.
THE DUNGENESS EXPRESS TRANSPORT.
The square mile of pebbles which forms Dungeness Point is responsible
for the unusual cart illustrated. Style & Winch deliver to the edge of
the shingle, where the "Beach Transport" takes over. This cart with the
giant wheels is on its last "legs" for after nearly 50 years' service it
is breaking up rapidly and a new cart cannot be made.
Over the shingle at Dungeness, Kent, this cart first transported the
fish from the boats and later, brought stores to these southern "Denge"
inhabitants. Now, the road has been made up to all but the furthest
dwellings and they still use this transport and "backstays" for their
feet.
One of the only two inns has to use this transport still, the
"Britannia" and our illustration shows a load coming in: their weekly
load.
Horace Gasson, the carter, who has been doing this job for thirty
years, is seen standing by the wheel of his cart.
Today the cart is falling to pieces and it is only a matter of weeks
now before Horace will have to scrap it and take over a new steel
sleigh.
The other illustration shows Mr and Mrs L A Colwill and daughter
celebrating with Horace Gasson outside the "Britannia," Dungeness.
The Colwills have only been licensees for a year.
The photo captions read...
Dungeness Express Transport.
Horace Casson and His Cart. |
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