A photograph (with colourised version) of the chain ferry taken in 1898 looking back toward the end of Ferry Road or the Grange Point side of the river Ely. In the distance is the chain ferry awaiting passengers at the jetty. It's low water and the extent of the mud provides an indication of the sheer range of the tidal rise and fall that the ferry had to operation in. I wonder how many people slipped on the jetties on a rainy day? Then on a windy day with a good swell . . . [002]

The OS map of 1880 showing the route of the "Penarth Ferry" across the river Ely replicated here to clarify the location of the ferry crossing. [010]