 Felixstowe Pier in 2008, before refurbishment | |
| Type | Pleasure Pier |
|---|---|
| Official name | Felixstowe Pier |
| Owner | Stan Threadwell[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 450 feet (140 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Rogers Brothers[2] |
| Opening date | 1905[2] |
Felixstowe Pier is a pleasure pier in the Edwardian seaside town of Felixstowe, Suffolk, England. The pier opened in August 1905 with a total length of 2,640 feet (800 m) and was once one of the longest in the country. Steamer services operated from the pier to various destinations. The pier was never served by its own railway station, the confusion arising because of a now demolished or buried pier located elsewhere in Felixstowe.
Felixstowe pleasure pier should not be confused with an older wooden pier also called Felixstowe pier but located near Landguard Common next to the old Felixstowe port. It was the original terminus of the Felixstowe branch line and gave rise to the name of the Felixstowe Pier railway station, the site of which is now within the modern Felixstowe container port reclaimed land. The Harwich - Felixstowe ferry also used this pier originally.[3]
During the war, the pier was sectioned to reduce the risk of enemy invasion, which it never fully recovered from, resulting in the pierhead being demolished after the war, having been left to deteriorate.
In 2017, a new shore-end structure was opened to the public at a cost of £3m, offering family entertainments as part of a wider regeneration scheme for the local area.
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- ^ Ordnance Survey. "OS six inch map 188-1913". National Library of Scotland: Map images. Retrieved 27 March 2023.