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	Woolwich Ferry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Woolwich Ferry is a service across the River Thames linking Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich with North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham.
		The free ferry service was instigated by Sir Joseph Bazalgette using powers granted in the Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1885, and was officially opened on 23 March 1889.
		If the ferry service is not operating, pedestrians can use the nearby Woolwich foot tunnel; for vehicles, the nearest alternatives are the Blackwall Tunnel about two miles upstream to the west, or the Dartford Crossing some ten miles downstream to the east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woolwich_Ferry (361 words)

	Woolwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Woolwich ['wʊlɪtʃ] is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river.
		It was home to the Woolwich Dockyard (founded in 1512), the Royal Arsenal (dating back to 1671), the Royal Military Academy (1741) and the Royal Horse Artillery (1793); it still retains an army base at the Royal Artillery Barracks, and the Royal Artillery Museum.
		The free Woolwich Ferry service operates across the River Thames to North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham carrying trucks, cars, cyclists and pedestrians during the hours of daylight.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woolwich (489 words)

	Encyclopedia: Woolwich Ferry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Woolwich (pronounced Woolitch) is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river.
		The Woolwich foot tunnel is a tunnel crossing under the River Thames in east London from Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich to North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham.
		The Thames Gateway Bridge is a proposed new crossing of the River Thames, expected to be built between 2009 and 2013 to connect Beckton in the borough of Newham with Thamesmead in the borough of Greenwich.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Woolwich-Ferry (1299 words)

	THE WOOLWICH FREE FERRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1320, the ferry changed hands again, and twenty years later, several acres of land, the ferry and rent in Woolwich were conveyed by William and Mary Filliol to Thomas Harold and his heirs for 100 silver marks.
		The position of the western ferry was stated to be half a mile from the town, and its promoters asserted that it did not prejudice the inhabitants of Woolwich or the watermen, but since there was a penalty of 40 shillings.
		All through the war, the ferry ran a 24 hour service whenever it was needed, and for a while during the flout, was not allowed to use any navigation lights, steering was made difficult because the wheelhouse was closed in with slabs of concrete as a protection against shrapnel.
	www.readysnacks.mcmail.com /Ferry.htm (2812 words)

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		One of the Potters Ferry's crossed from Billingsgate St, Greenwich adjacent to the where the foot tunnel was built, to the northern shore at the approximate location of the termination of Ferry Street.
		The ferry was very large for the time, about same size as Woolwich ferry is today and carried 16 plus vehicles and 200 foot passengers or 1300 foot passengers.
		The ferry which runs ever 20 minutes does not run in fog, and indeed many of the ship builders on Millwall forbade their foremen and manages to live in South London because of the delays on the river due to fog.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /davidlloyd/Greenwich.htm (2744 words)

	Woolwich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Woolwich is a town in south-east London, England in the London Boroughof Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames.
		It is notable as a river crossing point, having the Woolwich Ferry (and the lesser-known Woolwich foot tunnel), and as theone-time home of the Woolwich Building Society (now relocated in Bexleyheath and owned by Barclays Bank).
		The free Woolwich Ferry service operates across the River Thames toNorth Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham carrying trucks, cars, cyclists and pedestrians during the hours of daylight.
	www.therfcc.org /woolwich-109792.html (325 words)

	Woolwich Free Ferry
		An Act of Parliament was passed in 1811 for the establishment of another ferry at Woolwich.
		The Metropolitan Board were asked to provide a ferry by the inhabitants of the town to offset the cost that the town had contributed to building and maintaining bridges in the west end.
		A minister in two governments and Labour MP for Woolwich during the last year of his life, Bevin was affectionately as "the dockers' KC".
	www.yellins.com /transporthistory/ferry.htm (788 words)

	Woolwich Ferry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Woolwich Ferry is a service across the River Thames linking Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich with NorthWoolwich in the London Borough of Newham.
		The free ferry service was instigated by Sir Joseph Bazalgette using powers granted in the Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1885,and was officially opened on 23 March 1889.
		If the ferry service is not operating, pedestians can use the nearby Woolwich foot tunnel ; for vehicles, the nearest alternatives are the Blackwall Tunnel about two miles upstream to the west, or the Dartford Crossing some ten miles downstream to the east.
	www.therfcc.org /woolwich-ferry-170572.html (274 words)

	Woolwich Ferry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A ferry service had operated across the at Woolwich since at least the 14th century.
		Bryan Ferry of the legendary Roxy Music released in 1985 his solo outing "Boys and Girls," which is a mastery of both style and substance.
		Ferry`s - The Bride Stripped Bare, is an album which really shows Ferry at his best in terms of his early solo work and succesfully bridges the lean mid seventies period.
	www.freeglossary.com /Woolwich_Ferry (666 words)

	Woolwich Ferry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A ferry service had operated across the river at Woolwich since at least the (Click link for more info and facts about 14th century) 14th century.
		The free ferry service was instigated by Sir (Click link for more info and facts about Joseph Bazalgette) Joseph Bazalgette using powers granted in the (Click link for more info and facts about Metropolitan Board of Works) Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1885, and was officially opened on 23 March 1889.
		In 2004 proposals for a new bridge, the (Click link for more info and facts about Thames Gateway Bridge) Thames Gateway Bridge, close to the location of the Woolwich Ferry, received funding.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/woolwich_ferry.htm (264 words)

	North Woolwich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The safety audit done on July 20, began at the Woolwich side of the Sagadahoc Bridge and continues north to the Mountain Road.
		North Woolwich consists of two tracts of land, totalling 412 acres, on the north bank of the River Thames in east London.
		The closest railway station is North Woolwich railway station, and there are plans to bring the Docklands Light Railway to the area.
	www.wikiverse.org /north-woolwich (321 words)

	Mayor's Ride
		Just prior to the ride a missing section across Mast Pond Wharf just west of the Woolwich ferry pier was completed by Greenwich Council, and the Mayor's Ride was the first time that this part of the route was used by the public.
		The road leading to the Woolwich Ferry needs to have a clear marked crossing for pedestrians and cyclists, ideally with green tarmac and traffic lights so as to avoid pedestrians and cyclists having to negotiate parked traffic blocking the route.
		Woolwich Ferry to Crossness: Once the route in front of the Woolwich Arsenal site is opened later this month this will be an important cycle route linking Thamesmead to Woolwich and providing an important leisure facility for the borough.
	www.greenwichcyclists.org.uk /reports/mayors.html (1866 words)

	Guardian \| Ferry service may be replaced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		London's last car ferry across the Thames could soon face its final voyage, mayor Ken Livingstone revealed yesterday, under a plan to build a six-lane road bridge in the capital's derelict eastern docks.
		The Woolwich Ferry has run a free daily service since it was established through an act of parliament in 1884.
		The ferry had a moment of glory during the war, running all night to evacuate residents from the blazing shore of Silvertown during an air raid.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4668038-103630,00.html (254 words)

	Woolwich Ferry South Terminal, Woolwich, c. 1925
		The rest of the Woolwich riverside seen here is very much changed.
		The south terminal of the old Woolwich Free Ferry with Woolwich Power Station (now demolished) on the left.
		Ferry approach, south of the terminal, led into Woolwich High Street and Hare Street.
	www.ideal-homes.org.uk /greenwich/woolwich/ferry.htm (144 words)

	Woolwich Ferry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Westport Island voters said yes Saturday to a new salt and sand shed, yes to the construction of a town boat launch on the Ferry Road, yes to a $5,000 bonus...
		The contract with Reed and Reed of Woolwich specifies that the work be completed in...
		A GRANDFATHER is planning to retire in the sun after 43 years of service at Woolwich Ferry.
	woolwich-ferry.wikiverse.org (416 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ask at the airport the bus for the Woolwich Ferry or the Woolwich Tunnel, then cross over or under the River Thames to Woolwich.
		Woolwich can be reached via the Woolwich Ferry or the Foot Tunnel.
		Woolwich centre: 51, 53, 54, 96, 99, 122, 161, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 380, 386, 422, 469, 472, N1 and N53.
	cms1.gre.ac.uk /conferences/acme/woolwich.html (190 words)

	Woolwich - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Football club Arsenal F.C. was founded in Woolwich in 1886 by workers at the Arsenal - the club was initially known as Dial Square then became Woolwich Arsenal, dropping the Woolwich prefix sometime after 1891.
		It moved to Highbury in north London in 1913.
		Ian Wright former Arsenal footballer (later a television personality) was born and raised in Woolwich
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Woolwich (378 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 5 Jul 1999 (190705-17)
		The ferry is an important river crossing and is a link in the road network that the Government propose should be the responsibility of TfL.
		The staff who operate the Woolwich ferry are employed by the London Borough of Greenwich, which has an agency agreement with the Secretary of State.
		The present provisions for the Woolwich ferry arise from the 1885 Act, but we felt that, rather than make an amendment to that statute, it would be appropriate to insert an explicit clause.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld199899/ldhansrd/vo990705/text/90705-17.htm (1942 words)

	The Plumstead Commoner
		According to Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford's website, the Strategic Rail Authority is planning to stop running services through Woolwich to Charing Cross, instead sending all trains to Cannon Street.
		Woolwich Arsenal is a very busy station; lots of people live in Woolwich, and it's also one of the prime candidates for expansion under the Government's plans to build more homes in the Thames Gateway (what used to be called the Thames Estuary).
		There are something like 9,000 new houses planned for Woolwich in the next few years, with massive developments already springing up on the old Woolwich Arsenal factory site by the river (where they used to build bombs and munitions for the Army).
	plumstead.blogspot.com (4359 words)

	A Woolwich Ferry boat alongside the North Woolwich approach, c. 1960. - - Port Cities
		A Woolwich Ferry boat alongside the North Woolwich approach, c.
		Description: One of the second batch of paddle steamers that operated the ferry between 1922 and 1963.
		The steamers were side loading, and this boat is alongside the North Woolwich approach.
	www.portcities.org.uk /server/show/conMediaFile.3773/A-Woolwich-Ferry-boat-alongside-the-North-Woolwich-approach-c-1960.html (89 words)

	The Woolwich Free Ferry
		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.
		From 1 April 1965 due to reorganisation of the London Boroughs, Woolwich became part of the London Borough of Greenwich.
	www.yellins.co.uk /woolwichferry/index.html (310 words)

	EoLFHS Parishes: North Woolwich
		North Woolwich, Kent, a modern village in Woolwich parish, but on the left bank of the Thames, opposite Woolwich, and the terminus of the Victoria Docks and North Woolwich branch of the Great Eastern Railway, over which the North London Railway also runs trains.
		Though a detached portion of Kent, North Woolwich is locally within the county of Essex.
		North Woolwich is a part of the ecclesiastical district of St. Mary, Victoria Docks, for which a spacious Gothic church has been erected.
	www.eolfhs.org.uk /parish/north_woolwich.htm (185 words)

	Dispatches from the cat: Woolwich Ferry
		I lived in Woolwich for four years while I was studying at Thames Polytechnic.
		the same as the one I was on, smelling the estuary smells, watching a barge or two go by, listening to the seagulls, and then finally the view of Woolwich from across the river.
		Once the ferry sets off there's usually only a one or two drivers who get out of their vehicles and take in the full Woolwich Ferry experience.
	porgythecat.blogspot.com /2005/04/woolwich-ferry.html (344 words)

	London My Woolwich
		The ferry runs from 7am to 11pm and the foot tunnel is open 24 hours a day.
		Tastiest place to eat in Woolwich at the mo is Brothers, the new Chinese all-you-can-stuff-down-your-gullet buffet opposite the Pullman.
		Woolwich the local tax is £911 for grade D
	www.movethat.co.uk /London/My/Woolwich?p=1 (1413 words)

	Blinns in Woolwich
		The picture that you have is the Sagadahoc ferry that went from Woolwich to Bath.The city in the background is Bath, Maine.
		He was schoolmaster and taught for thirty years in Woolwich.
		He became well known and respected with patients in Woolwich as well as neighboring townships (from A History of Woolwich, Maine).
	www.geocities.com /kasblinn/BlinnsofWoolwich.html (1468 words)

	Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 1044 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"the Woolwich Ferry" means the ferry established, maintained, worked and regulated under section 14 of the 1885 Act.
		The Woolwich Ferry was established under the Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1885, and has since been carried on under those provisions as amended from time to time.
		Article 2 provides for the Secretary of State's functions in relation to the ferry to vest in Transport for London, and article 3 confers power to make, vary and revoke byelaws, and saves existing byelaws, which since 1986 have had effect as orders of the Secretary of State.
	www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk /si/si2000/20001044.htm (801 words)

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