Alum Bay - Isle of Wight

 

Constructed - replacing an earlier wooden structure of 1869, it was opened in 1887

Length - 370 feet

Engineer in charge -

Contractor - Mr I Saunders

Notes - The pier was declared unsafe in 1925 and closed to the public. It was slowly reclaimed by the sea - the last iron post remained visible 'til the 1970's.

A view of the wrecked pier

 

 


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