Hampton Loade Ferry
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Hampton Loade Ferry is a current operated pedestrian chain ferry, sometimes called a reaction ferry, which links the villages of Hampton Loade and Hampton across the River Severn in the English county of Shropshire. The crossing has been in use for around 400 years, and may even have provided a route across the Severn during the Middle Ages.[1]
In 2004, a new ferry boat was built by the nearby Ironbridge Gorge Museum to the design of the previous boat, which had seen 38 years service. The new craft is of wooden construction, measures 20 feet by 9 feet, and carries up to 12 passengers.[1][2]
Hampton Loade Ferry should not be mistaken for the Hampton Ferry, a rather similar passenger only chain ferry near the town of Evesham in the county of Worcestershire.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hamton Loade Ferry complete. BBC. Retrieved on December 29, 2006.
- ^ Unique Hampton Loade ferry carries passengers once more. The Countryside Agency. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Panoramic view of the ferry, courtesy of the BBC
- Hampton Loade: Village and Ferry
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