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The Woolwich Ferry

Description: The Woolwich Ferry is a service across the River Thames linking Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich with North ... more

The Woolwich Ferry ... Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. It also links two ends of the inner London orbital routes: the North Circular and the South Circular. The Woolwich Free Ferry was opened on 23 March 1889 by the 'London County Council' (L.C.C.). However all the planning and construction for the ferry was carried out by 'The Metropolitan Board of Works', but they were replaced by the LCC two days before the ferry service was opened. The 'Greater London Council' (GLC) took control of the ferries after the abolition of the LCC on 31 March 1965. After the abolition of the GLC in 1986 the responsibility was taken over by Greenwich Council. Now Greenwich Council run the ferry on behalf of Transport for London (TfL)

Newest Review: ... shipwrights and marine fitters amongst it?s 111 strong staff !!! Captain Deeks still thinks of these as the modern ships !!! Now for a few facts, The Woolwich Ferry connects the A406 North Circular and A205 South Circular Roads, and is part of the London Cycle Network, and operates every day of the year except Christmas and Boxing Days, plus New Years Day, though there is a reduced service ... more

... at weekends. Crossings should take about 15 minutes, from arrival to disembarking, or less. On weekdays, the first boat leaves the South Terminal at 6.10 a.m, and the la...more

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The Woolwich Ferry: A life on the Ocean Waves.... (932 words)
by - written on 28/01/02 (Very useful, 1241 readings)
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I have actually been waiting to do this op for quite a while, it's true, just ask my daughter now she's on Dooyoo, this is a part of London I love, honest... Anyway, the other day I was in Greenwich, South East London looking round the very interesting markets there, and I'd already looked in the Naval Museum, The Cutty Sark, made sure Gipsy Moth IV still looked dirty and been up to stand on the Meridian Line at the Greenwich Observatory, so I decided to get a Number 177 bus along to Woolwich... Well, I got on the bus and sat next to this rather eeeeerrrrr large lady. Cor, she did squash me, it was really uncomfortable. She would insist on ... Read the complete review

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