York Historic Environment Record

The 1852 OS map shows tracks running both north and south along the river bank from Landing Lane, with the northerly track leading to a marked Wharf (where timber stubbs can be seen today). The
1907 OS map does not mention a wharf at this point, but there is a small building on the river bank adjacent in that area.

It is surprising that no maps refer to the substantial southern wharf, as a long length of masonry wall remains visible today along the river bank in front of Water Fulford Hall. At its northern end a masonry wall with concrete repairs projects up diagonally from the river up the bank in
the direction of Landing Lane.
At the middle of the remains of this wall is a relatively modern concrete landing stage. This is opposite a gate from the grounds of the Hall, and it has two stone bollards engraved with the letters ONB (Ouse Navigation Board).
In his 1890 ‘Ouse Bridge to Naburn, William Camidge says ‘Fulford has a quay or landing stage for coals, lime, manure, etc, which is approached by a lane by the end of the village and is of great service to the villagers.” Perhaps this is it, as the masonry remains seem somewhat older.

The long length of the southern length of wharf is on the outside of a sharp bend in the
river, where the erosive power of the flow will scour the bed better than at the northern wharf, meaning that the southern wharf would be more accessible to larger craft.
The substantial length of the southern wharf also allows more craft to use it, which may have been important at busy periods, such as harvest time.
Perhaps their separate existence may originate in the rivalries between the two
manors? (Chris Ranger 2019).

Images attached coutesy of Tim Gates 2021.