Clacton On Sea.....

After breakfast we went down to the sea front and the Pier, quite a nice Pier, Designed by Peter Bruff, Manager and Engineer of the Eastern Union Railway, the pier opened on 18th July 1871. A lifeboat station was added in 1878 and extensions in 1890-3 took the pier?s length to 1180 feet. A new polygonal head incorporated a pavilion with concert hall, stalls and refreshment and waiting rooms. The new landing stage catered for increased steamer traffic. In 1898, the original pier company went into liquidation. When the Coast Development Company took over the structure, it was valued at £52,112.
The length of the pier now is 1180ft, but originally it was 480ft when built.

After a few pictures I started to pull in folks all around, everyone looking on in amazement to someone who wants to photograph a Pier.

A few smiles and nods and we left for home.