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Essex Piers
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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the piers of Essex.
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Clacton
Harwich
Southend
Walton
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Harwich
More images of Harwich
Photo Precision postcard PT8120 of
Brightlingsea
alongside the Halfpenny Pier at Harwich.
Behind
Brightlingsea
is the
Torbay Prince
, which joined her in 1967, but later sold.
The Sealink dredger
Landguard
is also at the pier, and the funnel of
Prins Oberon
is visible on the right.
Harwich Halfpenny Pier, looking towards Harwich Navyard, with an
ArgoMann
ro-ro ferry.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2003.
Harwich Halfpenny Pier, looking towards Trinity Pier, with the
Trinity House
tender
Patricia
alongside.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2003.
Harwich Halfpenny Pier.
The benches have been multiplying.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28h May 2005.
Harwich Halfpenny Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28h May 2005.
A.C.E, (Cambridge) postcard HH36 of the offices on the Halfpenny Pier.
The pier was originally twice as long as currently, but was partially destroyed by fire.
The name is derived from the original toll on pedestrians.
The offices on the Halfpenny Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd January 2005.
The offices on the Halfpenny Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd January 2005.
Walton
A wooden 330 ft pier was built at Walton in 1830, later lengthened to 800 ft. A new pier was started in 1895, opening in 1898. It eventually stretched 2600 ft, and had a 3ft 6in electric tramway. The tramway was replaced by a battery car in 1936. The pier and battery car were destroyed by fire in 1942. The pier was rebuilt after the war, re-opening in 1948, with a 2ft gauge railway. The railway was subsequently removed, and a 'Dotto train' now operates. A large modern amusement hall has been built at the pier entrance. Excursion vessels were able to berth at the pier until 200?. For many years there has been an RNLI lifeboat moored near to the end of Walton pier. A new berth with wave break was opened at the pier end in 2005.
Postcard of Walton Pier, with four Belle steamers.
Picture is soon after opening, when one of the pier trams was used as a ticket office
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Postcard of Walton Pier
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Postcard of Walton Pier, with Belle steamer
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Postcard of Walton Pier
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Postcard of Walton Pier
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Postcard of Walton Pier approach
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Clacton
Clacton Pier was opened in 1871, and lengthened to 1180 ft in 1893. There is a lifeboat slipway near the pier head. Excursion ships
Waverley
and
Balmoral
are still able to call at the pier.
More images of Clacton Pier
Postcard of Clacton Pier
Belle Steamer arriving
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
Belle Steamer arriving
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
Belle Steamer arriving - note removal of toll both and new tea kiosk compared to card above
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
Before expansion - compare width to next card
Postcard of Clacton Pier
After expansion - compare width to previous card
Postcard of Clacton Pier Entrance
Postcard of Clacton Pier
Paddle steamer arriving - pier much expanded since earlier views
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Postcard of Clacton Pier
Scan: Richard Greenwood
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Clacton Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 20th June 2006
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Clacton Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 20th June 2006
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Clacton Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th September 2006
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Clacton Pier Entrance
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th September 2006
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Southend
The first (wooden) Southend Pier was opened in 1830, and lengthened in 1845 and 1846. In 1885 it was decided to replace if with a new iron pier. Work began in 1887 and the pier was opened in 1889. It was extended in 1898 when a new pier head was added. In 1908 and upper deck was added, and the Prince George extension was completed in 1929. A tramway was built along the railway, and new modern streamlined cars were built in the 1930s. The pier head was badly damaged by fire in 1976, and the railway closed in 1978. At one point it looked as if the pier would be closed altogether, but a trnsfer to private ownership prevented this, and a new railway was opened in 1986, using two small diesel trains. In the same year, the breech was breached by a ship, but the gap was bridged. A subsequent fire destroyed the entertainment complex at the pier entrance, and in October 2005 the pier head railway station and shops were destroyed by a fire which started in the public house. The pier reopened fully in August 2006. On a more positive note, a stylish new RNLI lifeboat station was built at the pier head and an impressive new entrance in the style of the lifeboat station was opened more recently.
More images of Southend Pier
Postcard of Southend Pier.
Postcard of Southend Pier.
Postcard of Southend Pier.
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Postcard of Southend Pier.
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