Penarth Pier

Penarth, The Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom · pier

Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped.

Penarth Pier is a Victorian era pier in the town of Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The pier was opened in 1898 and was a popular attraction to seaside-goers at the time, who also enjoyed trips on pleasure steamers that operated from the pier. It has on several occasions been damaged by vessels colliding with the structure and in 1931, a fire broke out in one of the pavilions. This wooden pavilion was never replaced, but a concrete pavilion has been used over the years as a concert hall, ballroom, cinema and for other purposes. It is currently home to the Penarth Pier Pavilion.

Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shortened.

Type
pier
Coordinates
51.4351, -3.1665

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