tarboat's photos with the keyword: pier

Llandudno Pier was designed by Sir James William Brunlees and Alexander McKerrow. Taking 2 years to construct, between 1876 and 1878. The Pier is known for its splendid Victorian and Edwardian elegance, with its kiosks designed by architects Charles Henry Driver and Charles H. Rew. The total length is 2295ft, of which the main Pier is 1234ft. In 1969 the pier end berthing area was rebuilt in concrete and steel, enabling the largest Isle of Man steamboats to dock and by 1972 the pier was well known for day trips to the Isle of Man. Sailings ceased between 2005 and 2015 due to deterioration of the landing area, but have now resumed with visits from the Waverley paddle steamer after extensive renovations. The pier is privately owned and costs around £250,000 a year in maintenance, in addition to storm damage costs. It is listed Grade II*.

Seacombe floating pier on the Wallasey side of the Mersey. Ferries run from here daily to Birkenhead and Liverpool, a service that has run for many centuries.

The Yr Eifl granite quarry at Trefor opened in 1850 and closed in 1971. An incline brought stone down to Trefor pier for shipping out. The whole operation was run by the Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co Ltd from 1911 - 1965 although the inclines from the quarry and railway to the pier were replaced by road vehicles in 1959. The railway on the pier was replaced by conveyors in 1962.

This was the first iron pier to be built on the North East Coast and is the most northerly surviving British Pier. It is the only remaining pleasure pier on the North East coast. Commissioned by the Saltburn Pier Company in 1867, it was designed by Mr John Anderson and completed two years later, opening in May 1869. Lots of information and images here: www.saltburnbysea.com/html/pier.html

The cliff lift at Saltburn-by-the-Sea is one of the oldest in the world having opened on 28th June 1884 having replaced a vertical lift that was closed in 1883 on safety grounds. This standard gauge funicular railway operates on the water balance system and raises passengers up the 120ft cliff on a gradient of 1:1.33. The bottom station for the lift is situated behind the red and cream painted buildings which are associated with the 1869 pier on which I was stood.

The stone built jetty at Glin on the Shannon estuary still provides a sheltered berth, but the iron pier extension has seen better days. Only the framework remains, slowly rusting away and will one day crumble into the sea.