Last resting place of the Arley Ferry

The following is directly copied and pasted from the relevant page of www.geograph.org.uk:

A ferry plied across the Severn at Arley for nearly 650 years from 1323 (when it was first mentioned in records) until a bridge was opened in 1972. After the Severn Valley Railway was opened the ferry increased in importance as it was the sole link between the village on the east bank of the river and its station on the west side. From 1947 onwards wartime landing craft took over the service and the ferry no longer conveyed vehicles. A new vessel built by Bathhurst of Tewkesbury came into operation in 1952, which ran on chains and uniquely used only the energy of the river current to propel the vessel.

After the bridge was built the old ferry was taken down river to Bewdley to serve as a floating landing stage for river trips until damaged by the floods of 1996. The prow is now preserved as part of this ornamental water feature in Dog Lane.