1981

SX8851 : Dartmouth Lower Ferry

taken 45 years ago, near to Dartmouth, Devon, England

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Dartmouth Lower Ferry
Dartmouth Lower Ferry
The lower ferry is one of two car ferries that ply between Kingswear and Dartmouth; this one is more convenient for the centres of the two places. In this view from 1981 one of the ferry pontoons is arriving at the slipway in Kingswear; the other one, heading in the opposite direction, can be seen in the background. The three cars aboard are typical of the era.

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Lower Ferry at Dartmouth :: SX8751 (provided by Robin Drayton)

The Lower Ferry crosses the River Dart between Dartmouth and Kingswear and carries up to 8 cars plus a number of foot passengers.
There are a pair of ferry units, each consisting of a floating platform which is pushed and pulled by an associated tug.
The ferry operates on the route of the original row-boat ferry between Dartmouth and Kingswear which was replaced in 1834 by the 'horse ferry' - also rowed, but capable of taking two horses and carts.

Geographical Context: Coastal Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Primary Subject: Ferry other tags: Estuary River Dart Car Ferry Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kingswear Viewed [74] · Lower Ferry [58] · Kingswear Seen [46] · Kingswear Arrival [40] Title Clusters: · Dartmouth Lower Ferry [3] ·
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SX8851, 581 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
June 1981   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 15 May, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8811 5102 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:20.9060N 3:34.4391W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8816 5102
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