Swanage Pier
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Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services.[2] It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) south of Poole and 25 miles (40 km) east of Dorchester in the United Kingdom.
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Type | Passenger and pleasure pier |
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Locale | Swanage |
Official name | Swanage Pier |
Owner | Swanage Pier Trust |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 642.5 feet (195.8 m)[1] |
History | |
Designer | Eugenius Birch |
Opening date | 1895 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Swanage Pier |
Designated | 16 December 1975 |
Reference no. | 1304816 |
Coordinates | 50°36′32″N 1°57′01″W |
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An older pier, opened 1860, was used by local quarries to ship stone, but it fell into decline with only its timber piles remaining today.