Egremont, Ferry Boat, Pansy 1912
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The Egremont ferry started in 1835 from a small pier, and was taken over by Wallasey Corporation in 1862. A more substantial pier was built in 1876, which was replaced in 1909 just before our photograph was taken. The early corporation ferries were paddle-steamers, as is this one here. As there were two separate corporations running their parts of the ferry system, you could tell the corporation the boats belonged to by the funnel colours. There were eight piers and ferry points on the Wirral side of the river at the time of our photograph, including the one at Egremont.
An extract from Liverpool and Merseyside Photographic Memories.
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