Gladesville : Bedlam Point Ferry

The suburb 'Gladesville' in Sydney's Northern Suburbs. Originally known as 'Doody’s Bays to the Europeans (convict artist John Doody was granted land here in 1795), the current name is from the estate of a later resident - John Glade. The estate was named 'Gladesville' when it was subdivided and sold in November 1855.

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This particular area is the site of the Bedlam Point Ferry - a small cable-driven punt (hand-winched - a chain was fastened at each side of the river) which carried the Great North Road across the Parramatta River to Abbotsford. This is the narrowest point of the river below Homebush Bay, only about 200m.

The punt operated here from 1832 to the 1860s, when it was replaced with a more permanent (and boat-based) service.

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Gladesville, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The suburb 'Gladesville' in Sydney's Northern Suburbs. Originally known as 'Doody’s Bays to the Europeans (convict artist John Doody was granted land here in 1795), the current name is from the estate of a later resident - John Glade. The estate was named 'Gladesville' when it was subdivided and sold in November 1855.

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This particular area is the site of the Bedlam Point Ferry - a small cable-driven punt (hand-winched - a chain was fastened at each side of the river) which carried the Great North Road across the Parramatta River to Abbotsford. This is the narrowest point of the river below Homebush Bay, only about 200m.

The punt operated here from 1832 to the 1860s, when it was replaced with a more permanent (and boat-based) service.

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