History
The crossing was established in 1841 by the Croft family, who operated it until 1893, when the Ferry Committee of the Improvement Act District of Fleetwood took it over. They leased the management of it to Newsham and Myerscroft. A steam service followed in 1894, with the Nelson. The Croft family regained ownership in 1895, and remained in charge until 1898. During this period, a new landing stage was built at Knott End in 1897 to accommodate a new ferry, the Onward, which could carry 120 passengers. In 1901, the Bourne May was added to the ferry fleet, followed by the Wyresdale in 1925. File:Fleetwood ferry terminal building.jpg|Ferry terminal building, Fleetwood (2023) File:Fleetwood_ferry_at_berth.jpg|The ferry berthed at Fleetwood, looking across to Knott End == References ==