Piers and Marine Structures: walton 1

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walton 1

walton on the naze pier on the 14/3/09 part 1 music playing on the video is south side spinners luvs truck Today, Walton-on-the-Naze pier, the 3rd longest in the UK, is a must for all the family, providing hours of fun with amusements, rides, childrens soft play area, ten pin bowling alley, restaurant and bar. The pier also provides a great days fishing and hosts Walton and Frintons lifeboat. History The first 150ft pier at Walton-on-the-Naze was built in 1830 opposite The Hotel which was later to be called Kents Hotel and Dorlings Marine Hotel, which is now the site of The Dorlings. The pier was lengthened to 330ft in 1848, and was one of the earliest piers built in the UK. Its purpose was for the landing of passengers and goods for Walton. Paddle steamers would operate between London and Great Yarmouth/ Ipswich, and Walton became a very popular destination for holidaymakers, using the once-per-day Belle Steamer service. In 1880, a severe storm washed the first pier out to sea. In 1869, a second pier measuring 530ft, was built by Peter Schuyler Bruff, at the location of todays pier. It still only allowed steamers to berth at high tide. In 1897, it was sold to The Walton Pier & Hotel Company. This company went bankrupt and the new owners, The Coast Development Company extended it to 2610ft being completed and opened in August of 1898. This new length allowed steamers to berth at any state of the tide, thus bringing a much more efficient service to the town. At this time ...