40:
1051:
198:
1030:
236:
222:
By 1948 the pier was abandoned and derelict, and when
Lowestoft Town Council refused an offer to purchase it for £4,000 the actor George Studd took it over for a year and began to repair the pier. After repair in the 1950s, a storm in 1962 washed a section of it away, reducing its length to 720 feet
251:
In April 2018, the pier was put on the market with an asking price of £2.5m. It remained unsold by
January 2020, by then being available at a much reduced asking price of £1.25m. By this time, it had been owned for 50 years by David Scott and his family. The pier was sold during the summer of 2020
193:
The pier was constructed by the Coast
Development Company and opened in 1903, originally as a mooring for Belle steamers. Its name originates from its close proximity to Claremont Road. It was designed by D. Fox and was originally 600 feet (180 m) before being extended in 1912 when a T-shaped
252:
with the new owners reopening the pier in July 2020 along with the restaurant and ice cream kiosk. Future plans included a desire to reopen the pier deck and allow people to walk along, with costs estimated at between £1.5m - £3m and requiring a grant or lottery funding to make it viable.
231:
In the 1990s the pier was taken over by the Scott family and, despite restoration work on the shoreward end, much of the pier remains in need of restoration. Facilities at the shoreward end include a nightclub, amusement arcade, children's rides and a restaurant and take-away.
210:
Steamer services ended at the pier in 1939, with the last use being to bring evacuees from London. As with many piers during the war, it was sectioned in 1940 as a defense measure against the threat of invasion. When that threat had passed, the gap was closed with a
181:. Opened in 1903 and named after nearby Claremont Road, the pier was sectioned during the war through fear it could be used for an enemy invasion. It was subsequently restored using a
491:
260:
The pier includes an ice cream kiosk, coffee shop, fish and chips takeaway and restaurant, amusements arcade, beach bar, sports bar, night club and a brand new roof top terrace.
1092:
484:
1116:
442:
421:
1033:
477:
125:
500:
1126:
1085:
755:
632:
118:
939:
897:
360:
1111:
1078:
1006:
932:
765:
927:
871:
814:
695:
530:
383:
954:
742:
511:
715:
645:
540:
535:
602:
562:
344:
855:
39:
1121:
990:
949:
17:
1050:
732:
665:
547:
438:
417:
964:
572:
557:
985:
969:
615:
597:
592:
201:
PS Walton Belle sailed from Great
Yarmouth via Lowestoft and intermediate piers to Clacton
1062:
914:
829:
824:
727:
722:
627:
610:
197:
1105:
959:
782:
777:
770:
750:
710:
687:
677:
660:
652:
622:
577:
552:
320:
212:
182:
909:
839:
834:
737:
682:
567:
235:
216:
432:
411:
944:
919:
798:
582:
819:
469:
140:
127:
1011:
902:
700:
672:
587:
464:
167:
194:
landing head was added, bringing it to a length of 760 feet (230 m).
1058:
178:
171:
384:"Pier's new owners have ambitious plans to restore landmark building"
248:
In 2005 the pier was put up for sale at £2.8 million but was unsold.
174:
459:
196:
163:
473:
1066:
282:
280:
278:
999:
978:
887:
880:
864:
848:
807:
791:
520:
215:and the pier became an Army training centre during
117:
99:
91:
86:
78:
73:
65:
57:
49:
361:"'Lots of interest' in 117-year-old seaside pier"
354:
352:
413:Lowestoft & the Suffolk Coast Through Time
185:and used as a training facility for the army.
1086:
485:
298:
8:
32:
1093:
1079:
884:
492:
478:
470:
340:
338:
38:
31:
44:The Claremont Pier looking towards front.
234:
274:
431:Wills, Anthony; Phillips, Tom (2014).
460:The Claremont Pier - Official Website
321:"History of Lowestoft Claremont Pier"
315:
313:
311:
309:
307:
286:
69:Charmaine and Edward Mayne and Family
7:
1047:
1045:
25:
18:Lowestoft Promenade Pier Act 1899
1049:
1029:
1028:
416:. Amberley Publishing Limited.
1117:Tourist attractions in Suffolk
359:Mark Boggie (9 January 2020).
1:
1065:. You can help Knowledge by
382:Mark Boggis (24 July 2020).
105:; 121 years ago
501:Piers in the United Kingdom
1143:
1044:
465:BBC Coast - Claremont Pier
239:The Claremont Pier in 2016
27:Pier in Lowestoft, England
1024:
507:
299:Wills & Phillips 2014
162:is a traditional seaside
37:
323:. National Piers Society
1127:Suffolk geography stubs
410:Rouse, Michael (2011).
1061:location article is a
898:Royal Suspension Chain
512:National Piers Society
240:
202:
434:British Seaside Piers
386:. Eastern Daily Press
363:. Eastern Daily Press
238:
200:
82:600 feet (180 m)
950:Ryde (Seaview Chain)
733:St Anne's-on-the-Sea
563:Brighton Palace Pier
437:. English Heritage.
678:Saltburn-by-the-Sea
137: /
34:
747:Weston-super-Mare
345:The Heritage Trail
241:
203:
141:52.4657°N 1.7464°E
58:Official name
1074:
1073:
1042:
1041:
1020:
1019:
444:978-1-84802-264-5
423:978-1-44562-932-2
227:Late 20th century
156:
155:
100:Opening date
79:Total length
16:(Redirected from
1134:
1112:Piers in Suffolk
1095:
1088:
1081:
1053:
1046:
1032:
1031:
965:St Leonards Pier
885:
494:
487:
480:
471:
448:
427:
396:
395:
393:
391:
379:
373:
372:
370:
368:
356:
347:
342:
333:
332:
330:
328:
317:
302:
296:
290:
284:
206:Mid 20th century
152:
151:
149:
148:
147:
142:
138:
135:
134:
133:
130:
113:
111:
106:
42:
35:
21:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1131:
1102:
1101:
1100:
1099:
1043:
1038:
1016:
995:
974:
876:
860:
849:Channel Islands
844:
803:
787:
607:Great Yarmouth
516:
503:
498:
456:
451:
445:
430:
424:
409:
400:
399:
389:
387:
381:
380:
376:
366:
364:
358:
357:
350:
343:
336:
326:
324:
319:
318:
305:
297:
293:
285:
276:
266:
258:
246:
229:
208:
191:
146:52.4657; 1.7464
145:
143:
139:
136:
131:
128:
126:
124:
123:
109:
107:
104:
74:Characteristics
45:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1140:
1138:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1104:
1103:
1098:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1054:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1014:
1009:
1003:
1001:
997:
996:
994:
993:
988:
982:
980:
976:
975:
973:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
936:
935:
930:
922:
917:
912:
907:
906:
905:
900:
891:
889:
882:
878:
877:
875:
874:
868:
866:
862:
861:
859:
858:
852:
850:
846:
845:
843:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
811:
809:
805:
804:
802:
801:
795:
793:
789:
788:
786:
785:
780:
775:
774:
773:
768:
760:
759:
758:
753:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
719:
718:
713:
705:
704:
703:
698:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
669:
668:
663:
655:
650:
649:
648:
643:
635:
630:
625:
620:
619:
618:
613:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
544:
543:
538:
533:
524:
522:
518:
517:
515:
514:
508:
505:
504:
499:
497:
496:
489:
482:
474:
468:
467:
462:
455:
454:External links
452:
450:
449:
443:
428:
422:
406:
398:
397:
374:
348:
334:
303:
301:, p. 143.
291:
289:, p. 110.
273:
272:
265:
262:
257:
254:
245:
242:
228:
225:
223:(220 m).
207:
204:
190:
187:
160:Claremont Pier
154:
153:
121:
115:
114:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
61:Claremont Pier
59:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
43:
33:Claremont Pier
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1139:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1096:
1091:
1089:
1084:
1082:
1077:
1076:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1055:
1052:
1048:
1035:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1002:
998:
992:
989:
987:
984:
983:
981:
977:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
904:
901:
899:
896:
895:
893:
892:
890:
886:
883:
879:
873:
870:
869:
867:
863:
857:
854:
853:
851:
847:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
806:
800:
797:
796:
794:
790:
784:
781:
779:
776:
772:
769:
767:
764:
763:
761:
757:
754:
752:
749:
748:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
656:
654:
651:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
528:
526:
525:
523:
519:
513:
510:
509:
506:
502:
495:
490:
488:
483:
481:
476:
475:
472:
466:
463:
461:
458:
457:
453:
446:
440:
436:
435:
429:
425:
419:
415:
414:
408:
407:
405:
404:
385:
378:
375:
362:
355:
353:
349:
346:
341:
339:
335:
322:
316:
314:
312:
310:
308:
304:
300:
295:
292:
288:
283:
281:
279:
275:
271:
270:
263:
261:
255:
253:
249:
243:
237:
233:
226:
224:
220:
218:
214:
213:Bailey bridge
205:
199:
195:
188:
186:
184:
183:Bailey Bridge
180:
176:
173:
169:
165:
161:
150:
122:
120:
116:
102:
98:
94:
90:
85:
81:
77:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
53:Pleasure Pier
52:
48:
41:
36:
30:
19:
1067:expanding it
1056:
940:New Brighton
881:Former piers
692:Southampton
666:South Parade
640:
548:Bognor Regis
433:
412:
402:
401:
388:. Retrieved
377:
365:. Retrieved
325:. Retrieved
294:
268:
267:
259:
250:
247:
244:21st century
230:
221:
219:until 1948.
217:World War II
209:
192:
159:
157:
29:
955:Scarborough
865:Isle of Man
856:St Julian's
815:Aberystwyth
657:Portsmouth
573:Cleethorpes
558:Bournemouth
390:26 December
367:26 December
327:26 December
144: /
119:Coordinates
1106:Categories
1007:Colwyn Bay
986:Portobello
970:Withernsea
924:Morecambe
756:Grand Pier
743:Teignmouth
696:Royal Pier
637:Lowestoft
616:Wellington
598:Felixstowe
593:Eastbourne
527:Blackpool
287:Rouse 2011
264:References
256:Facilities
129:52°27′57″N
1122:Lowestoft
915:Fleetwood
894:Brighton
830:Llandudno
825:Beaumaris
766:Bandstand
762:Weymouth
728:Southwold
723:Southport
707:Southend
701:Town Quay
641:Claremont
628:Herne Bay
611:Britannia
603:Gravesend
269:Citations
168:Lowestoft
132:1°44′47″E
1034:Category
979:Scotland
960:Shanklin
933:West End
792:Scotland
783:Yarmouth
778:Worthing
771:Pleasure
751:Birnbeck
688:Skegness
661:Clarence
653:Paignton
623:Hastings
578:Clevedon
553:Boscombe
92:Designer
1059:Suffolk
991:Trinity
928:Central
910:Coatham
888:England
840:Swansea
835:Penarth
738:Swanage
716:Railway
683:Sandown
568:Clacton
531:Central
521:England
403:Sources
189:History
179:Suffolk
172:English
170:in the
108: (
87:History
945:Redcar
920:Lytham
872:Ramsey
820:Bangor
799:Dunoon
583:Cromer
441:
420:
175:county
95:D. Fox
1057:This
1000:Wales
808:Wales
646:South
633:Hythe
541:South
536:North
66:Owner
1063:stub
1012:Rhyl
903:West
711:Pier
673:Ryde
588:Deal
439:ISBN
418:ISBN
392:2020
369:2020
329:2020
164:pier
158:The
110:1903
103:1903
50:Type
177:of
166:in
1108::
351:^
337:^
306:^
277:^
1094:e
1087:t
1080:v
1069:.
493:e
486:t
479:v
447:.
426:.
394:.
371:.
331:.
112:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
