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Reedham, River Yare

Some 9.5 miles up the River Yare from Great Yarmouth is the village of Reedham. Once a Roman station on the large estuary it was traditionally the seat of the martyr, Edmund, King of East Anglia.

The swing bridge carries the railway line to Lowestoft over the river, the only vehicle crossing over the Yare between Yarmouth and Norwich is by Reedham chain ferry about a mile and a half up river.

The quay gets crowded with boats moored at the pubs and those waiting the tide for passage through Yarmouth.

1905

View of Reedham vilage and quay from the railway bridge. A pleasure steamer is coming down river, probably the S.S ' Pride of the Yare ' sister ship to ' Queen of the Broads '. She was sold around 1947 to owners on the River Trent and was withdrawn and scrapped in 1961.

1950

Boats moored at the quay on a pleasant summers evening.

2004

Apart from the modern boats not much has changed from 1950, the house with the mock tudor beams can still be seen.

c1965

The pleasure steamer S.S. ' Queen of the Broads ', going up river with a full party of trippers, passes Reedham. Built at Great Yarmouth in 1889 she was withdrawn and broken up in 1976.

1968

About 1.5 miles above Reedham quay is Reedham Ferry, the only crossing for vehicles between Yarmouth and Norwich on the River Yare . It is a ' chain ' ferry pulled back and forth on chains laid across the river. The ' Ferry Inn ' dates back to the 1600's.

2004

The ferry operates 7 days a week, the chain is hydraulically operated by a diesel engine and the boat can carry vehicles up to 12 tonnes in weight and 11.2 m in length.

The ' Ferry Inn ' on the left serves meals and the moorings are free to patrons. The Reedham Ferry Folk Festival takes place near here in late August every year.

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