The King Harry Ferry

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

The King Harry Ferry


The King Harry Ferry crosses the Carrick Roads reach of the estuary of the River Fal in Cornwall connecting Philleigh and Roseland to Feock and Falmouth. The ferry is a vehicle-carrying chain ferry and since 1956 has been operated by hydraulic motors powered by diesel engines. Drive wheels turn the huge chains and the ferry is pulled across the river. The renovation of the ferry by the Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth in 2006 was aided by a grant from the European Union.


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