Captain Hayward
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Captain Hayward was an English sailor. He was in command of the first ferry to cross the English Channel
from Folkestone
to Boulogne-sur-Mer
in June 1843.
In June 1843 because of difficulties with Dover harbour, the South Eastern Railway company developed Boulogne-sur-Mer
-Folkestone
route as an alternative to Calais-Dover. The first ferry crossed under the command of Captain Hayward.
On the day of the inauguration, a special train left London at 6 a.m. The distance of 82 miles from London to Folkestone was covered in 2 hours and 40 minutes. The ferry, under the command of Captain Hayward was boarded by the party which included several members of parliament and reached Boulogne at 12:30 p.m.
After a reception by the authorities in Boulogne, after 2 hours and 10 minutes the ferry left port still under Captain Hayward's command. The ferry reached Folkestone at 6:30 p.m. and the train arrived in London at 10:05 p.m.
The crossing is considered to be the first one day roundtrip from London across the English Channel.
To honour the event, English rosarian Henry Bennett
named a rose cultivar
after Captain Hayward.
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
from Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
to Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
in June 1843.
In June 1843 because of difficulties with Dover harbour, the South Eastern Railway company developed Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
-Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
route as an alternative to Calais-Dover. The first ferry crossed under the command of Captain Hayward.
On the day of the inauguration, a special train left London at 6 a.m. The distance of 82 miles from London to Folkestone was covered in 2 hours and 40 minutes. The ferry, under the command of Captain Hayward was boarded by the party which included several members of parliament and reached Boulogne at 12:30 p.m.
After a reception by the authorities in Boulogne, after 2 hours and 10 minutes the ferry left port still under Captain Hayward's command. The ferry reached Folkestone at 6:30 p.m. and the train arrived in London at 10:05 p.m.
The crossing is considered to be the first one day roundtrip from London across the English Channel.
To honour the event, English rosarian Henry Bennett
Henry Bennett
Henry Bennett may refer to:*Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington , English statesman*Henry Bennett , U.S. Representative from New York...
named a rose cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
after Captain Hayward.