(26 May 2015, 2:50 pm)Andreos1 wrote Never knew that about the Shields Ferry.
Suppose it would have made sense it being their prior to the tunnel being built.

Aye, once the industry went, then there was no point having ferries scuttling about between derelict sites.

There is sight of one ferry in Get Carter.


Did there used to be a ferry that far down way back prior to the Scotswood Bridge?

A Clipper style service, like the one in London could work at various points along the river, although with the location of the Metrocentre and its distance from river, I imagine that may problematic in attracting foot passengers.

There used to be one between Ryton and Blayney Row (Lemington). I have an old A-Z somewhere from the 1980s which still suggests its existence even though it had ceased sometime in the 60s. If I can dig it out (or find it even), I'll post a scan.

There also used to be one at Blaydon. The land where Newburn Riverside is located used to be an island (and was where the Blaydon Races were originally held). The emergence heavy industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth necessitated the need for the river to be diverted to run its current course.