BUILDING THE EAST PIER c1883/4

By Carol Walton

It looks like the wooden east pier tower is in position in these pictures so it dates them at about 1883/4. It is thought that the major alterations of the harbour mouth started in the very late 1870's and continued on into the mid 1880's which included the building of the west foreshore and light, new east pier and the forming of the west arm (the breakwater) ...

Photo:Building the east pier, c1883/4

Building the east pier, c1883/4

From Mrs M Moon's private collection

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From Mrs M Moon's private collection

Photo: Illustrative image for the 'BUILDING THE EAST PIER c1883/4' page

From Mrs M Moon's private collection

This page was added by Carol Walton on 23/09/2008.
Comments about this page

Love that first photo. Looks like four blokes playing football on the beach with rolled up jackets for goal posts. How little some things change!

By Michael Player
On 24/09/2008

I used to go fishing off the east pier just after the war and there was the wreck of a ship laying next to the pier on the east side. Has anyone any idea what this ship was ?

By Trevor Bennett
On 14/03/2009

Dear Mrs Walton, What fabulous photos, I have a question you may be able to help me with. Is the East Pier as standing, the structure we can see in your images above? If so do you know if there are any drawings of the structure in existence. 

By Michael Howe
On 13/09/2013
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