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Southampton Corporation

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Southampton, City of Southampton, Hampshire, South East, England

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Transport services Ferry services, rivers & harbours

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Established by act of parliament to develop a ferry services between Southampton and Itchen Ferry [Wolaston]. Opened 1836. Profitable from 1890s. 1934 acquired by Southampton Corporation. 1977 replaced by Itchen Road Bridge

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Crossing the Itchen. The Itchen Floating Bridge and roads, 1834-1934 by Jones, B C
Farewell to the Floating Bridge. A pictorial history of floating bridge operation in Southampton from 1833 to 1977 by Horne, John B
Missing Link. The story of the Itchen Bridge by Adams, Brian (ed)

Itchen Bridge Co

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