
On the corner of East Street the Ferry Rigg keeps history alive with its name though the vista to South with a century past will never now quite be the same For once cross the Adur the ferryman pulled his oars for the people to cross from the beach to the town for business and such with a gain to the past and our loss
©Jemverse
Photo – from the author’s postcard collection
[Until a footbridge was constructed across the river Adur in Shoreham in 1910, the only passage from the beach to the town was via the ferry men. The original footbridge was replaced with a new one called ‘The Adur Ferry Bridge’ in 2013. The new bridge retraces the route of the original ferryman rowboat service across the river. The ‘Ferry Ring’ is a pub.]
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