I remember many years ago, i took my kids on the Severn Valley Railway, and we stopped off at Hampton Loade. It was midweek, and we walked down to the ferry. It was moored up, and there was a sign saying " TO CROSS THE RIVER, PLEASE RING THE BELL". This was a bell with a bit of rope on the end of the clanger. Sure enough, within a minute the old lady came down and ferried us acrass the river, clay pipe on the go naturally. A good friend who fished around there with his Dad told me that she had two sons, who both lost their lives due to the Severn flooding. How true this is, i dont know, but i had no reason to doubt him. Does anyone have any thoughts on this ?