History Humber Ferry

ps lincoln castle @ new holland pier railway station



ps wingfield castle on humber

the first record of ferry across humber dates 1315 when warden , burgesses of hull granted charter king edward ii run ferry between hull , barton in lincolnshire. pedestrians halfpenny each, horses 1 penny , cart 2 horses twopence.

the corporation of hull purchased leases £3,000 in 1796 (£266,020 in 2015) , both relet in 1815.

in 1826 new service started new holland proprietors between hull , new holland. in 1832 launched paddle steamer called magna charta. in picturesque tour thornton monastery, john greenwood writing in 1835 records steam packet leaves hull @ seven, quarter past eleven , 4 o’clock, , leaves new holland @ nine, 2 , 7 o’clock in evening.

in 1845 great grimsby , sheffield junction railway bought out ferry services £10,000 (£892,207 in 2015). barton upon humber service withdrawn in 1851.

the railway company built new pier @ new holland 1,500 feet (460 m) in length railway station, allowing direct connection ferry service. new holland pier railway station opened on 1 march 1848.

the management transferred british transport commission in 1948 , on 1 january 1959 management of transferred associated humber lines.

the hull new holland ferry service finished on 24 june 1981 opening of humber bridge.

ships

the vessels operated humber ferry service – paddle steamers cope shallow shifting sands of humber – were: