Portchester, The Castle 1898
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The vicar of Holy Trinity Church in the mid 19th century was the Rev Edward Lyon Berthon. He became famous for inventing the first collapsible lifeboat after hearing of a dreadful shipwreck that claimed the lives of over 100 people. He demonstrated the boat before Queen Victoria in 1852 on the Solent at Netley. Bath Lane off East Street, originally called Bathing House Lane, is so named because it used to lead down to a bathing house that was located by the side of the creek. There were swimming areas for both men and women. Over the years the quayside was known as Bathing House Quay or Gas Works Quay.
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