A packed Gosport Ferry in 1936. We see Dockyard men, sailors and ordinary folk boarding and alighting two Gosport Ferries.A packed Gosport Ferry in 1936. We see Dockyard men, sailors and ordinary folk boarding and alighting two Gosport Ferries.
A packed Gosport Ferry in 1936. We see Dockyard men, sailors and ordinary folk boarding and alighting two Gosport Ferries.

20 stunning photos of Gosport Ferry going back 100 years

The Gosport Ferry has provided one of the main transport links between Portsmouth and Gosport for more than a century.
By Steve Deeks
Published 1st Jun 2020, 11:07 BST
Updated 8th Feb 2024, 14:55 BST

The ferry has been in the news in the last few weeks as falling passenger numbers have threatened the future of the popular service.

We have had a look back through the archives to find some historic photos of the ferry, dating back as far as the 1930s.

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A packed Gosport Ferry in 1936. We see Dockyard men, sailors and ordinary folk boarding and alighting two Gosport Ferries.

21. The Gosport Ferry

A packed Gosport Ferry in 1936. We see Dockyard men, sailors and ordinary folk boarding and alighting two Gosport Ferries. Photo: The News archive

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