Ralph Hedley (1848-1913): The Chain Ferry, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1908, 115 by 90cm. [ The painting depicts Bishopwearmouth on the Wear, where the chain ferry was the only crossing until a bridge was built. Exhibited : The Bewick Club, Newcastle, 1909. Ralph Hedley was born in Gilling West near Richmond in North Yorkshire on New Year's Eve 1848]