Walker, ferry
Walker, ferry
HER Number
16416
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Walker, ferry
Place
Walker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Water Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Ferry Crossing
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Shown on the OS map of 1897. Ran from Low Walker Landing (floating) to the brick works and chemical works on the opposite bank of the River Tyne.
Easting
429940
Northing
564770
Grid Reference
NZ429940564770
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition 1897