British Piers

The seaside piers around the coast of Britain stand as a powerful reminder of the achievements of Victorian engineers and entrepreneurs. At the turn of the last century, almost a hundred piers existed: now only half remain and several face an uncertain future.

There are currently 55 pleasure piers in existence around the UK coastline. Following are images of these piers. No account is taken as to whether a particular pier is still open to the public, only whether the structure is still standing.

SURVIVING PIER

SABERYSTWYTH ROYAL BANGOR GARTH BEAUMARIS BLACKPOOL CENTRAL
BLACKPOOL NORTH BLACKPOOL SOUTH BOGNOR REGIS BOSCOMBE
BOURNEMOUTH BRIGHTON PALACE BRIGHTON WEST (just) BURNHAM-ON-SEA
CLACTON CLEETHORPES PIER 39 CLEVEDON COLWYN BAY VICTORIA
CROMER DEAL EASTBOURNE FELIXSTOWE
FLEETWOOD GREAT YARMOUTH BRITANNIA GREAT YARMOUTH WELLINGTON HASTINGS
HERNE BAY HYTHE LLANDUDNO LOWESTOFT CLAREMONT
LOWESTOFT SOUTH MUMBLES PAIGNTON PENARTH
RAMSEY QUEENS RYDE ST. ANNES SALTBURN
SANDOWN CULVER SKEGNESS SOUTHAMPTON ROYAL SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SOUTHPORT SOUTHSEA CLARENCE SOUTHSEA SOUTH PARADE SOUTHWOLD (rebuilt)
SWANAGE TEIGNMOUTH TORQUAY PRINCESS TOTLAND BAY
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE WESTON-SUPER-MARE BIRNBECK WESTON-SUPER-MARE GRAND WEYMOUTH PIER BANDSTAND
WEYMOUTH COMMERCIAL/PLEASURE WORTHING YARMOUTH (I.O.W.)  

LOST PIERS

ABERAVON ALDEBURGH ALUM BAY BRIGHTON CHAIN

COATHAM		 COWES ROYAL COWES VICTORIA DOUGLAS/RHOS-ON-SEA
DOVER PROMENADE FOLKESTONE VICTORIA HORNSEA HUNSTANTON
LEE-ON-SOLENT LEITH TRINITY CHAIN LYTHAM MARGATE JETTY
MINEHEAD MORECAMBE CENTRAL MORECAMBE WEST END NEW BRIGHTON
PLYMOUTH HOE PORTOBELLO RAMSGATE MARINA REDCAR
RHYL RYDE VICTORIA ST. LEONARDS PALACE SCARBOROUGH NORTH
SEAVIEW CHAIN SHANKLIN SOUTHBOURNE TENBY ROYAL VICTORIA
VENTNOR ROYAL VICTORIA WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE WESTWARD HO!
 WITHERNSEA

Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2005 10:02