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Delta to Paradise Ferry
A one man ferry once existed near Derwenthaugh, crossing the Tyne from the Delta works (Raines) to Paradise at Benwell in Newcastle. It was run by the Sadler family, some of whom lived at that time in South Benwell. This was the same family connected with the boat builder's yard in Dunston.
The ferry mainly carried workers back and forth across the river.On one occasion Mr Sadler was awarded the Royal Humane Society's medal for saving a man from drowning. That part of the family also ran The Boathouse Pub on Scotswood Road in Newcastle.