The slipway at Stoke Bardolph sits on the River Trent beside the historic Ferry Boat Inn, a riverside pub dating from 1823.

The concrete slipway is associated with moorings that have served the site for generations, originally used by commercial barges travelling up and down the Trent.

From the 1950s to the 1970s the moorings and slipway were maintained by a local sailing club, but when the club ceased operating the infrastructure gradually fell into disrepair.

The slipway also once served a foot ferry that crossed the Trent to Shelford on the opposite bank, a service that ended around the 1950s. The steps and slipway on both banks remain in place.

Ownership of the site was eventually traced to Severn Trent Water, and the Inland Waterways Association has since taken on a lease to help restore and manage the moorings.