Concerto
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Found this article online about the old Sheerness Pier.
"Back in the mid 19th century, Sheppey was a hugely popular resort, helped in no small part by the construction, in 1835, of the Sheerness Pier.
Designed to enable the scheduled steam ships which would carry passengers down the estuary from London and along the north Kent coast, the pier stood near the junction of West Street and Brielle Way.
The pier extended for close to 460 metres over the Medway.
Closed in 1955 it was finally demolished in 1971.
Today, the piermaster's house remains in Blue Town with the ramp leading off it revealing where the entrance to the pier once was.
Reclaimed land has meant the stretch covered by the pier has now been built on.
Also, on what is now the site of the Tesco supermarket car park, were the Zoological Gardens - a small zoo featuring lions, tigers and bears which formed part of the amusement park. It closed in the late 1930s."
I sailed from Queenborough from the mid 1960's, but I cannot remember it so this pier was a surprise to me.
"Back in the mid 19th century, Sheppey was a hugely popular resort, helped in no small part by the construction, in 1835, of the Sheerness Pier.
Designed to enable the scheduled steam ships which would carry passengers down the estuary from London and along the north Kent coast, the pier stood near the junction of West Street and Brielle Way.
The pier extended for close to 460 metres over the Medway.
Closed in 1955 it was finally demolished in 1971.
Today, the piermaster's house remains in Blue Town with the ramp leading off it revealing where the entrance to the pier once was.
Reclaimed land has meant the stretch covered by the pier has now been built on.
Also, on what is now the site of the Tesco supermarket car park, were the Zoological Gardens - a small zoo featuring lions, tigers and bears which formed part of the amusement park. It closed in the late 1930s."
I sailed from Queenborough from the mid 1960's, but I cannot remember it so this pier was a surprise to me.
