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Claremont Pier - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 52°27′57″N 1°44′47″E / 52.4657°N 1.7464°E

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Claremont Pier
Characteristics
The Claremont Pier looking towards front.
Type	Pleasure Pier
Official name	Claremont Pier
Owner	Charmaine and Edward Mayne and Family
Total length	600 feet (180 m)
History
Designer	D. Fox
Opening date	1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Coordinates	52°27′57″N 1°44′47″E / 52.4657°N 1.7464°E / 52.4657; 1.7464

The Claremont Pier is a traditional seaside pier in Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. 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 Bailey Bridge and used as a training facility for the army.

History

The pier was constructed by the Coast Development Company and opened in 1903, originally as a mooring for Belle steamers.^[1] Its name originates from its close proximity to Claremont Road.^[2] It was designed by D. Fox^[3] and was originally 600 feet (180 m) before being extended in 1912 when a T-shaped landing head was added,^[1] bringing it to a length of 760 feet (230 m).^[3]

Mid 20th century

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.^[1] When that threat had passed, the gap was closed with a Bailey bridge and the pier became an Army training centre during World War II until 1948.^[3]

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 (220 m).^[3]^[4]

Late 20th century

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.

21st century

In 2005 the pier was put up for sale at £2.8 million but was unsold.^[4]^[3]

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.^[5] The pier was sold during the summer of 2020 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.^[6]

Facilities

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.^[5]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Rouse 2011, p. 110.
^ Wills & Phillips 2014, p. 143.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History of Lowestoft Claremont Pier". National Piers Society. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b The Heritage Trail
^ ^a ^b Mark Boggie (9 January 2020). "'Lots of interest' in 117-year-old seaside pier". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ Mark Boggis (24 July 2020). "Pier's new owners have ambitious plans to restore landmark building". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

Sources

Rouse, Michael (2011). Lowestoft & the Suffolk Coast Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-44562-932-2.
Wills, Anthony; Phillips, Tom (2014). British Seaside Piers. English Heritage. ISBN 978-1-84802-264-5.

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