On the waterfront

Not originally on this site in Granville Ferry, across the Annapolis River from Annapolis Royal, this 25 foot by 15 foot house was built some time before 1820.

Once a shipbuilding centre during the Golden Age of Sail, Granville Ferry lost its wharves over time. This building was moved to its present site, serving as a meat market for a number of years, and then a barbershop before serving as a private residence.

A record of the wharves that once served a thriving shipping economy on both sides of the Annapolis River is now a Mapannapolis storymap.

A recent photograph of the completely renovated house (2020) and its view of the old town of Annapolis Royal.

Sir John Carteret, 2nd Earl of Granville (1690-1763)---for whom Granville Ferry is named, is also remembered for lending his name to Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia; Granville, Massachusetts; Granville, New York; and Lower Granville, Granville Beach, Granville Centre, and Upper Granville, Nova Scotia.

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