eaw022208 ENGLAND (1949). Royal Victoria Pier and the Esplanade, Ventnor, from the south-east, 1949
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Title | [EAW022208] Royal Victoria Pier and the Esplanade, Ventnor, from the south-east, 1949 |
Reference | EAW022208 |
Date | 17-April-1949 |
Link | |
Place name | VENTNOR |
Parish | VENTNOR |
District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 456327, 77151 |
Longitude / Latitude | -1.2041714738204, 50.590779881101 |
National Grid Reference | SZ563772 |
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Royal Victoria Pier Ventnor showing section removed in 1939 (or 1940?) as part of counter invasion defence measures.
See: http://www.islandeye.co.uk/history/piers-and-jetties/ventnor-royal-victoria-pier-historic.html |
Kentishman |
Monday 25th of July 2016 12:57:55 PM |
The 2nd picture shows Red Funnel's Lorna Doone berthing in the late 1930s with the pier intact. There is no record of when the collapse happened but after the Second World War the pier was not repaired and re-opened until 1953 when the first call was made by the rather inaptly named Cardiff Queen on a day trip from Brighton on 25th May. |
Billy Turner |
Tuesday 8th of March 2016 03:58:51 PM |
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Kentishman |
Monday 25th of July 2016 01:02:06 PM |