Tyne and Wear HER(7887): Newburn, ferry - Details
7887
Newcastle
Newburn, ferry
Newburn
NZ16NE
Ferry
Post Medieval
C18
Documentary Evidence
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.
1656
6511
NZ16566511
Newburn History Trail, 1996, p 11