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Deal Pilots |
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| The Cinque (that's sink, not
sank!) Ports, as well as providing ships and men in time of
war, also provided pilots to guide ships through the treacherous waters
off the Kent coastline, particularly through the ever-changing sandbanks
from Dungeness round the North Foreland to the Thames Estuary. This duty was taken over by Trinity House in the mid 1850s and many local tombstones proudly record the deceased as either a Cinque Ports, Deal or Trinity Pilot. The list below, extracted from local directories, shows that there were around 60 pilots living and working in Deal in 1848. The links from the street names will take you to pictures of the area - click the back button on your browser to return to this page. |
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Pilots in Deal 1848 |
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5. John Philpot 16. Geo. Palmer 6. William Elgar 14. Jas. Ralph 2. Mark Holton 14. W. Collard 10. Chas. Millen |
16. Stephen Neame Lower Street 33. Rd. Steddy 53. Rd. Mowle New Street 4. Jas. Hubbard 3. John Gillman Peter Street 8. Jas. Newton |
Princes Street 4. Chas. Norwood 8. Thos. Canney 3. Rd. Russell Union Row 12. Thos. Norris Water Street 2. Wm. Mackie |
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Each pilot had his own flag which he would hoist once he had boarded a vessel to show that he was in charge. There is a decorative list in Deal Maritime Museum illustrating many of these flags. |
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