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The Ha'penny Dodger

Posted by peter cook on 30/8/2025, 6:35 am

The Ha'penny Dodger at Comical Corner. Undated photo.

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger

Posted by Jackie W on 30/8/2025, 11:23 pm, in reply to "The Ha'penny Dodger"

Brilliant photo Peter! I had to look it up 😁

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger

Posted by Mac C on 31/8/2025, 10:08 am, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger"

Me too Jackie!!

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger

Posted by Liz Dance on 31/8/2025, 10:26 am, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger"

Where is/was comical corner?

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it.

Posted by Liz Dance on 31/8/2025, 10:27 am, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger"

Sorry just found it.

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it.

Posted by Michael Arbon on 31/8/2025, 11:15 am, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it."

Comical Corner is still there albeit just a street name on the side of a building in Wapping Street

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it.

Posted by Margaret McD on 31/8/2025, 1:00 pm, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it."

So what was the Halfpenny dodger?

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it.

Posted by Michael Arbon on 31/8/2025, 1:21 pm, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it."

The Ha’penny Dodger was a ferry that ran between South & North Shields. I think that in its early days it was a rowing boat, might be wrong though.

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it.

Posted by Michael Arbon on 31/8/2025, 1:30 pm, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it."

The following passage is taken from a website called bridges on the tyne.

“ The Tyne Direct Ferry Company was established in 1847 and operated a service between North Shields New Quay to Kirton's Quay west of Mile End Road in South Shields. This was the most easterly of all the Tyne ferries and had the shortest crossing of the three Shields ferries. When the fare was reduced to one halfpenny the ferry acquired the name of The Ha'penny Dodger.”

Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it.

Posted by Margaret McD on 1/9/2025, 10:48 am, in reply to "Re: The Ha'penny Dodger - found it."

Thank you for the information.

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