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SaltashFerryLink.com events

Saturday 1 June 2013 from 4pm
The Official Launch of SaltashFerryLink.com at Saltash Waterside
  • The opening of The Saltash Ferryman - a sculpture by John Forster at the site of the old ferry slipway, incorporating images by Saltash artists
  • The publication of the Saltash Ferry Memory Bank - Saltash residents and visitors who recall the last years of the ferry, recorded by Stephanie Norgaard


The Ferry at the Heart of the Town

Travellers crossed the lower Tamar by ferry at Saltash for many centuries.  The crossing point was the reason that Saltash began to grow here and the ferry service continued until it was replaced by the suspension bridge in October 1961.

This website aims to keep alive knowledge and appreciation of the ferry, remembering the dedication of the ferrymen and the central role that the ferry played in the life and growth of the town.
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Saltash Ferry loading at Saltash Passage
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On the Saltash slipway, 1911

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SaltashFerryLink.com is commissioned and published by 
Ashtorre Rock [Saltash Waterside Community Association [Registered Charity 299044]

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with additional funds from
Cornwall Council - Saltash Town Council - Waitrose Saltash - Cooperative Membership Community Fund
 
and support from
Saltash Heritage - The Boatman - local FerryLink Sponsors

Website design by Richard Bickford. Website artwork by John Forster.