On the ferry, “Queen Margaret”, crossing the mouth of the Forth River, near Edinburgh, Scotland. (28/7)
Alan Wickenton and Keith Wickenton on the ferry.
Margaret, queen consort of King Malcolm III, founded a ferry service in the 11th century to transport religious pilgrims from Edinburgh to Dunfermline Abbey and St Andrews. There were uninterrupted passenger ferry services across the river for over eight hundred years.
Ferry services have been superseded by a 2512 metres (8241 ft) long suspension road bridge which was opened in 1964. The bridge records over two million vehicle movements a day.
The Forth railway bridge seen in the background of this photo was described as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” when opened in 1890.
Alan Wickenton and Keith Wickenton on the ferry.
Margaret, queen consort of King Malcolm III, founded a ferry service in the 11th century to transport religious pilgrims from Edinburgh to Dunfermline Abbey and St Andrews. There were uninterrupted passenger ferry services across the river for over eight hundred years.
Ferry services have been superseded by a 2512 metres (8241 ft) long suspension road bridge which was opened in 1964. The bridge records over two million vehicle movements a day.
The Forth railway bridge seen in the background of this photo was described as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” when opened in 1890.