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Cowes Isle of Wight - the river and floating bridge

Guide - circa 1900

A selection of pictures of the river and floating bridge at Cowes Isle of Wight.

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dates, where given, usually refer to the date on the postmark

River Medina at Cowes
River Medina at Cowes

Cowes Floating Bridge

Floating Bridge - 1906

Probably the 1882 ferry built by Napier & Son of Southampton

Cowes Floating Bridge at West Cowes
Floating Bridge arriving at West Cowes
contributed by Barry Sowerby

Probably the 1896 ferry built by W. White & Sons of Cowes

Chain ferry arriving at West Cowes
Cross river chain ferry arriving at West Cowes

The 1896 ferry built by W. White & Sons of Cowes

Chain ferry arriving at East Cowes
Cross river chain ferry arriving at East Cowes

The 1896 ferry built by W. White & Sons

Floating Bridge from Cowes
The Floating Bridge from Cowes, 1907

The 1896 ferry built by W. White & Sons

Cowes Floating Bridge No 11
Floating Bridge (Bridge No 1) arriving at West Cowes

The 1909 ferry built by W. White & Sons of Cowes

Cowes Floating Bridge No 1
Floating Bridge (Bridge No 1) arriving at East Cowes

The 1909 ferry built by W. White & Sons

Floating Bridge West Cowes
Floating Bridge coming
into West Cowes (Bridge No 1)

contributed by Barry Sowerby

The 1909 steam ferry built by W. White & Sons

Floating Bridge from Wast Cowes
Floating Bridge from
East Cowes
(Bridge No 4)
contributed by Barry Sowerby

The 1952 ferry built by J. Bolson of Poole


Cowes Floating Bridge No 4
Floating Bridge (Bridge No 4)

Diesel/electric - built by J. Bolson of Poole

Cowes Floating Bridge No 5
Floating Bridge from East Cowes (Bridge No 5)

The 1974 ferry (diesel/hydraulic) built Fairey Marine of East Cowes