Picture No | 10216301 |
Date | 1848 |
Description | The New Holland Ferry, on the Humber 1848 |
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New Holland Ferry, on the Humber River, belonging the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, passengers on the south shore of the Humber embarking on a small steamer to cross the estuary, in order to continue their rail journey from a station on the north bank. In the background is a pier that the railway company proposed building in order to speed up this embarkation process.
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Source | Engraving by Gilks in The Illustrated London News, 15 April 1848 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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