Newburn, ferry

HER Number:
7887

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newburn, ferry

Place:
Newburn

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Ferry

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A ferry operated between the north and south banks of the Tyne. The house on the south bank is still called "Boat House". Opposite the house you can see the remains of the wooden jetty used by the ferry. The ferryman was called Archie Scott and he lived in a cottage on Ryton Island.

Easting:
1656

Northing:
6511

Grid Reference:
NZ16566511

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newburn History Trail, 1996, p 11