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Aust Ferry
Aust Ferry screenshot
The Aust Ferry in 1953.
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Severn Ferry 'Terminal' - The remains of the ferry buildings.
Slipway - Looking down the slope to the river.
B4055 - View down from the village to the slipway. The A403 bypassed this village and the B road became u/c, on a 1970 OS map
Usurper - Looking across to the cause of the ferry's demise, on Sept 8 1966
Slipped away - Beyond the tall reeds, is the rest of the slipway to the ferry. Ghosts of Morris Minors and Ford Anglias haunt this spot.....probably.
Double usurper - On the other side, the 1996 bridge doesn't even notice the old ferry.
Terminal demise - The old building gradually succumbs to nature. The cafe and ticket office have almost disappeared now.
Bob - Bob Dylan was famously photographed waiting for a ferry here in May 1966. His image lives on.
One at a time. - Turnstiles still guard the entrance.
Gents - The Gents haven't been cleaned for ages. Did Bob go here?
Seized up stiles - More turnstiles guard the Ladies
The English end of Aust Ferry, at Aust, in 1964. The view looks across the River Severn to Wales. The Severn Bridge is being constructed but has no roadway yet.
From 11 February 1931, a ferry service was operated by the Old Passage Severn Ferry Company Ltd between Beachley and Aust. Services, first carrying just foot passengers and bicycles, and later extended to cars, operated until 1966, when the Severn Bridge opened and there was no longer any need for the crossing.
From 11 February 1931, a ferry service was operated by the Old Passage Severn Ferry Company Ltd between Beachley and Aust. Services, first carrying just foot passengers and bicycles, and later extended to cars, operated until 1966, when the Severn Bridge opened and there was no longer any need for the crossing.
Aust Ferry (Looking along the pier to the slipway)
Cars queue for one of the last Aust ferries to Beachley on the Welsh side of the River Severn as the new Severn Bridge which was soon to replace the ferries nears completion
Severn Crossing - cars waiting on the slipway for a ferry to dock
The slipway on the Beachley side of the ferry crossing, with the Severn Bridge in the background.
pre-Warboys - Aust Ferry, the old sign with the word "ferry" painted over.
Pre Worboys sign near Almondsbury. This dates from before the Severn Bridge. Ferry has been painted over.
== Summary ==
Landing for the former Severn Ferry
The 'original crossing'
Beachey. Prior to 1966 this was the ONLY way to get across here - by ferry!
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Oct 08, 2006 by chglm
1949 OS map showing the Aust Ferry
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Road junction, complete with old roadsign
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