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A rustic room featuring a large stone fireplace with a wooden mantel, a longcase clock, and wooden chairs in a black and white.

Pike and Eel, Overcote Ferry, St Ives (MoC)

Pike and Eel, Overcote Ferry, St Ives

History of Pike and Eel

A historical Ordnance Survey map showing the Pike and Eel public house, a winch, and the Overcote Ferry crossing the river.

Pike and Eel, Overcote Ferry, St Ives (OS 1887)

1841

John Medcalf, publican farmer,

Ann née Mehew

James, 20,

Thomas, 17,

two servants

In 1841 James married Mary Thorp.


1861

Ann Medcalf,

Thomas, son

James, grandson, 12


1871

Rebecca and Henry Hemmington


1881

Rebecca and Henry Hemmington


1891

Heard’s sister in law and daughter Annie


Watercolor painting showing a figure standing in a small boat on a river in front of a house surrounded by tall, leafy trees.

Pike and Eel, Overcote, William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)

Yellow brick building with a tiled roof, dormer windows, and climbing roses on the front, set against a cloudy grey sky.

Pike and Eel (RGL2025)

Rusty iron mechanism with a gear and hand crank standing in a grassy field, surrounded by a low patch of green vegetation.

Ferry winding mechanism, Pike and Eel Overcote (RGL2025)

A weathered rectangular sign for the Pike and Eel Hotel and Marina, featuring faded illustrations of a fish and an eel.

Pike and Eel, Overcote (RGL2025)

A calm river flows past a wooden jetty and overhanging trees under a cloudy sky, with small boats moored in the distance.

River Ouse at the Pike and Eel, Overcote (RGL2025)

Stone building with dormer windows and ivy, two people seated near the entrance, one person standing, and a wooden fence.

Pike and Eel, Overcote Ferry (CRO)

Two men in a small boat cross a river towards a wooden ferry ramp leading to a house surrounded by trees.

Pike and Eel, Overcote Ferry (CRO)

A horse-drawn carriage sits on a wooden ferry crossing a river toward a two-story building surrounded by mature trees.

Pike and Eel, Overcote c.1900

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