Southport, Merseyside, UK. 24th March, 2015. UK Weather: Bright Sunny Day and Very rare high tide comes in on Southport beach. Credit: Mar Photographics/Alamy Live News
Southport pier has had several setbacks in its history, suffering from collisions, gales, and fire but none were as close to destroying the pier as in 1990 when Sefton Council applied to have it demolished, only to be defeated by a single vote. Now a Grade II listed structure, Southport Pier, under the Southport Pier Trust gained sufficient funding to totally redevelop the pier with financing from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Merseyside Objective. The pier now it stands at 3,650 ft. in length and is open every day except Christmas Day. A festive stroll down the pier is actually quite a tradition in Southport. If you don't want to (or can’t) walk just over a mile from one end of the pier to the other you can get the Southport Pier Tram. There has been a tram on the pier for years, it all started as a way to get peoples luggage to and from the steamers which once called at the end of the pier. Over the years it progressed to the electric passenger tram they have today.
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Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK
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