Pictures around Southport Pictured The pier Southport Pier is a Grade II listed building in Southport, Merseyside, England.
Pictures around Southport Pictured The pier Southport Pier is a Grade II listed building in Southport, Merseyside, England. At 1,216 yards it is the second longest in Great Britain after Southend Pier. It was listed at Grade II on 18 August 1975. The Southport Pier Tramway runs from Southport Promenade to the pier head the far end of the pier Update May 2015, tramway no longer in operation. Recent modernisation and repair of the pier formed part of a wider redevelopment strategy, including the new Marine Drive sea wall, landscaping around the pier and the new tram route, and the new £23m Ocean Plaza shopping centre - which presents a blank back wall on the seaward side. Completion was in 2002.[3] The pier is a completely open structure, with modern railings on an older base, and a deck made of hardwood slats, affording a partial view of the sea below. Plans to restore the Victorian shelters along its length remain just plans. Southport is a large seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, the town in its present form was founded in 1792 UK Great Britain British United Kingdom Europe European island England English isle
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