Deal Pier Kent
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MeerRescue
N 51° 13.422 E 001° 24.291
31U E 388611 N 5675910
Kent's last remaining, fully intact, leisure pier.
Waymark Code: WMDR8A
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/18/2012
Views: 7
The present Deal pier is the
last of three to have been built in Deal. The first was built in 1838 but due to
decay it lasted only until 1857 when it was washed away in a storm. The second
was built in 1864, but it was badly damaged on a number of occasions by ship
collisions in 1873 and 1884. Deal Council purchased the pier in 1920 for
£10,000. It was badly damaged again in 1940 by a Dutch ship, 'Nora', who,
having been mined in the Channel eventually drifted into the pier destroying 200
feet of the ironwork. Due to the continuing threat of German invasion, Winston
Churchill ordered the Army to demolish the pier.
Designed by Sir W.Halcrow and
at a cost of £254,000, construction on the new Deal pier began in 1954. It is
made from reinforced concrete and is 1026 feet in length. The grand opening by
The Duke of Edinburgh was on 19th November 1957. In 2008 the old
Cafe at the end of the pier was replaced by a new restaurant, designed by award
winning architect Niall McLaughlin and built by Barwick Construction. Now
owned and operated by Dover District Council, Deal Pier is internationally
recognised as an angling venue, and won Pier Of the Year in 2008 beating 23
other nominated piers.
For more info on restaurant
opening times, fishing times and fees, please visit the website link below.