Associated Buildings
In 1820, whilst the crossing was still served by the small boats of Itchen Ferry village, a toll house was built. This became a Coffee Tavern when the new ticket office was built for the new 'Floating Bridge' in 1836. The old toll-house/Coffee Tavern building survived until 1970. The Ticket Office was demolished in 1954.
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