A Story of Putney – as We See it
Putney is a village and a parish forming part of the Manor of Wimbledon. It lies between the parishes of Wandsworth and Barnes and is surrounded on the North by the Thames. It is within the hundred of Brixton, which is part of the county of Surrey. The earliest mention of Putney can be found in the Doom Book, wherein one can find the mention of Putenlie.
This Mortlake (Mortelage) fishery was under Earl Harold during King Edwards time, and of King William; and yet they say that Harold set it up by force in the time of King Edward in the land of Chingestune (Kingston), and in the land of Saint Paul’s.
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The Fishery
Owing to the Thames running along its border Putney has always seen a good relation with trades that are linked with this river had a strong association with trades associated with the river. According to an ancient tradition of the Manor of Wimbledon, In 1663 the fishery was held for the three best salmon caught in March, April, and May; but this rent was afterwards changed into a money payment.
According to Guthrie the fishery continued until 1786, when, and then it is said to have lost its place. Though Lyson we know that even though no “fishery” remained in Putney after 1786, the area continued to see fishing well into the beginning of the 19th century. Now fishing in Putney is limited to the adventurous fishers
The Putney Ferryboat
The Putney Ferry has a history going back to the 11th century and possibly even earlier. In the records from Edward I (1272-1307) the ferry was twice mentioned.
The first is wherein Robert the Ferryman of Putney and other sailors were paid 3/6d for carrying much of the royal family across the river while also carrying the king and his family to Westminster.
There were two types of ferry that could be obtained from Putney, the “long ferry” ran to Westminster and London and the “short ferry” which ran to Fulham. The first one was essentially availed of by foot passengers to steer clear of the bad roads. Horses could, no doubt, be obtained at the number of inns in Putney in the vicinity of, nearby the ferry.
Story provided by bookmarking post written by Benjamin Brown
