Margaret

The original Yellow And Blue Ferry Boat

Built in 1952 by the famous Hinks of Appledore, North Devon to replace a passenger launch wrecked along with 9 others in the devastating Lynmouth flood of August 1952
Originally used to transport passengers from the North Devon Beach to the pleasure steamers anchored offshore
Her sister ship 'Donald' now operates as a ferry out of Lynmouth
The same boatyard had famously built replicas of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hinde and the Nonsuch which was the first trading ship of the Hudson Bay Company
As the pleasure steamer trade declined Margaret made her way to the River Avon where she became one of the Lamplighter / Pill ferries taking dock workers across the river between Shirehampton and Pill
The Avonmouth Motorway Bridge opened in the early 70's and Margaret was in danger of being left to rot on the mud
As the potential for a revived passenger ferry service in Bristol was realised she was bought by the City Docks Venturers in 1977 - rescued and renovated she became the first of Bristol's famous Yellow and Blue Ferry Boats
She was featured on a postage stamp in the early 1980's
In 2005 she was given a new engine and in 2008 a new keel so she should be good for another 50 years - a true West Country survivor with a fascinating working history

Margaret - A Bristol Ferry Boat

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