Saltburn Pier
pier in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, Redcar and Cleveland, England, UK
Saltburn Pier is a pier located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is the last pier remaining in Yorkshire.
Background
The Stockton and Darlington Railway arrived in Saltburn from Redcar on 17 August 1861, prompting a growth in day trippers and holiday travellers.
The engineer for the railway line was John Anderson, who saw the investment opportunities in the new town, buying land from the Saltburn Improvement Company (SIC). He bought plots in Milton and Amber Streets, as well as Brittania Terrace/Marine Drive – both now Marine Parade – where he designed and erected the Alexandra Hotel. Appointed resident engineer of the SIC in 1867, he designed the town's sewerage system.
Construction
In October 1867, Anderson formed the Saltburn Pier Company, to undertake construction of a suitable pier. Contracted as designer and chief design engineer, Anderson followed the new pier format developed by Eugenius Birch in his ground breaking design for Margate Pier, by specifying iron screw-piles to support a metal frame and wooden deck.
Deliveries of iron work from the Ormesby Foundry began in December 1867, with the first pile drive started by Mrs Thomas Vaughan of Gunnergate Hall on 30 December. Construction was delayed by the fact that the Board of Trade did not grant an order for the construction, the Saltburn-by-the-Sea Pier Order 1868, until 6 April 1868, while the foreshore land was not transferred to the company until 3 July 1868.
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