Gallery Title
Gallery Title
Sandlings Ferry (Pulls Ferry), Norwich
Accession Number NWHCM : 1929.89.41
Description
Drawing, 'Sandlings Ferry (Pulls Ferry)' by Henry Ninham (1793-1874), watercolour on paper, undated; 17.5 cm x 27 cm; inscription backing paper 'Sandlings Ferry / The fortified entrance to a canal which formerly extended to the Priory / the small arched door to / the left opened upon Lovers Staithe belonging to the Priory / a continued source of litigation between the Prior and the citizens / the latter / continually asserting that the former there made considerable encroachments upon the River to the detriment of the navigation / Here too was a / very ancient Ferry / Sandling was the Ferryman about Queen Elizabeth's time / HH'
Artist
Ninham, Henry
Measurements
17.5 cm
Department
Fine Art : Norwich Castle Museum
Inscription
Sandlings Ferry. The fortified entrance to a canal which formerly extended to the Priory. The small arched door to / the left opened upon Lovels Staithe belonging to the Priory, a continued source of litigation between the Prior and the citizens - the latter / continually asserting that the former there made considerable encroachments upon the River to the detriment of the navigation. Here too was a / very ancient Ferry - Sandling was the Ferryman about Queen Elizabeth's time / HH
