Ribble Valley: Hacking Boat Ferry, Hurst Green

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iBase ID

269688

Reference identifier

ECL20140211009

Title

Ribble Valley: Hacking Boat Ferry, Hurst Green

Place

Hurst Green

General notes

Hacking ferry connected Dinkley to Hurst Green and was used to ferry people across the Ribble where it joins the Calder opposite Hacking Hall (seen in the background). The ferry began operating in 1686 but was not very reliable. The boat illustrated was the Victorian ferry which was replaced in the 1920s. A bigger boat was built in the late 1930s and remained in service until 1955, five years after the present suspension bridge was erected.
(See also ECL20140107021/269571)

Medium

Glass slide, positive

Original image size

7.36 x 6

Year of image

c1900

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Locator

Box D 15/2

Subjects

Place Names > Hurst Green

TRANSPORT > River and Canal

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