Thursday 29 July 2010

Old ferry pierhead

Before the Humber bridge was built ferries ran from here to New Holland on the Lincolnshire side of the Humber. In those days there was a proper Corporation Pier  but that's all long gone. The last surviving ferry, the PS Lincoln Castle, is currently being broken up in a Grimsby dock. Humber pilots used to board from the pier but I don't think they still do.
The other side of the pier has a ramp known locally as the 'oss wash, a place for cleaning horses.
In the background looms the iconic Deep.

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