Eastham Ferry Anchor
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dtrebilc
N 53° 19.762 W 002° 57.330
30U E 502963 N 5908911
This anchor is on display at the wharf of a former ferry.
Waymark Code: WM10ZPV
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/18/2019
Views: 1
Eastham is at the south eastern end of the Wirral Peninsula and one of the oldest villages on the peninsula.
A ferry operated from a wharf nearby from the Middle Ages run by the monks from theAbbey of St. Werburgh.
By 1816 the ferry had became privately owned and steam powered paddle steamers were introduced.
In later years competition from ferries further north that were linked to a railway caused the ferry to close in 1929.
The anchor has a date of 1809 on its shaft.
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