Jemmy Joneson's Wherry

Jemmy Joneson's Wherry

Image Details

Title Jemmy Joneson's Wherry
Reference Number STH0015997
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village South Shields
Date
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period c1800
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information Black and white photograph of a painting of Jemmy Joneson's Wherry which was a passenger wherry, known as a "comfortable", which plied their trade before the advent of the paddle ferries. Taken from "The Tyne and its Tributaries" by N J Palmer.