Knott End On Sea, The Ferry 'lunevale' c.1960
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Fleetwood Urban District Council started the ferry service in 1894 with two sailing boats. The council bought the boats from the Croft family of Knott End, who had ferried villagers across the River Wyre for generations. This is a typical scene in the height of summer, when boats were crossing every few minutes. In the background we can see the tall Pharos lighthouse and the North Euston Hotel, designed in 1840 by the famous architect Sir Decimus Burton. In the foreground is the 'Lune Vale', one of the well-known ferry boats. Others were the 'Onward', the 'Bourne May', the 'Wyresdale' and the 'Progress'.
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