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Guildford, St Catherine's Ferry 1895
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Ferry Lane, on the so-called Pilgrims' Way, runs down to the River Wey and the site of the former ferry, which was inaugurated prior to 1377. The ferry ran for the last time in 1964, but the present footbridge was not built until 1985, linking again the two halves of the North Downs Way.

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Memories of Guildford, St Catherine's Ferry 1895

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Guildford, St Catherine's Ferry 1895

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The man in this photograph is quite possibly my Great-Grandfather. The family name is 'Wye' and he was the lock keeper at St. Catherines lock during the late 1800's early 1900's the family lived in the lock keepers cottage on the River Wey, where they ran a little tuck shop on the river bank. He also operated a punt (known as the St. Catherines ferry) to take people across the river to the golden sands at St. ...see more