Editing Isleworth (section)

===River passenger services (history)===
[[File:pleasureboatisleworth1952.gif|thumb|right|Typical pleasure boat of the mid-20th century seen from Isleworth Promenade in 1952]]
1840 ''George J Aungier:''
"There is a ferry, called Church Ferry, for foot passengers, from the church over the river to West Sheen, Kew, &c. and another at the southern extremity of the village, called Rails-head Ferry."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VsJAAAAIAAJ&q=Aungier|title=The History and Antiquities of Syon Monastery: The Parish of Isleworth, and the Chapelry of Hounslow|first=George James|last=Aungier|date=3 April 2018|publisher=J.B. Nichols and Son|access-date=3 April 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref>

1947 Rails-head Ferry still existed, more than fifty years after the nearby footbridge had been built.

1952 Typical pleasure boat of the mid-20th century seen here from Isleworth Promenade.