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Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles (2.14 km) into the Thames Estuary , it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. [ 2 ] The bill to build the new pier, to replace a previous timber jetty , received royal assent as the Southend Pier Act 1829 ( 10 Geo. 4 .
Brighton Palace Pier at dusk This is a list of extant and former coastal piers in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man and piers on the river Thames. Coastal piers England Name Place Ceremonial county Opened Length Pier of the Year Listed grade Description Image Central Pier Blackpool Lancashire 30 May 1868 1,118 feet (341 m) Originally 1,518 feet (463 m) long. South Pier Blackpool Lancashire 31 ...
1 Southend Pier. 2 Comments by No Great Shaker. ... 2.3 Early pier. 2.4 War and inter-war period. 2.5 Post-war. 2.6 21st century. 2.7 2005 fire. 2.8 Cultural centre ...
The trail starts at the pier in Southend-on-Sea), in the south-east of the county, and goes north-west across urban and rural Essex It goes through fields and woodland, over commons, alongside rivers, through historic villages, and some built-up areas and finishes at the church of St Mary in Saffron Walden ( 52°01′28″N 00°14′19″E ...
The last time the UK cities list was expanded was in 2012, when Chelmsford in Essex was among the places granted city status.
The Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in the English city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It runs for 1.25 miles (2.0 km) along the 1.34-mile (2.16 km) length of Southend Pier , providing public passenger transport from the shore to the pier head.
The pier stretches some 1.34 miles (2.16 km) from shore into the Thames Estuary and is a Grade II listed building. [406] [407] Sir John Betjeman, English poet and broadcaster, once said that "the Pier is Southend, Southend is the Pier". [19] The pier has been home to a narrow gauge railway since 1846. [408]
The pier has been plagued by construction delays. It was closed after powerful winds from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 damaged its walkway. Long-awaited opening of Surfside Beach Pier planned.