Central Pier, Blackpool, UK
Central Pier is one of three piers in the town of Blackpool, England. Location The pier is central in that it is located between the other two, but it was close…
UK
UK landmarks and the stories behind them, from piers and railway stations to churches, engineers and remembered faces across England, Scotland, Wales and…
Aberbran Railway Station, Wales
Aberbran railway station served the village of Aberbran in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales. History Opened by the Neath and Brecon Railway, it b…
Rothesay Pier, Scotland
Rothesay is a classic seaside town on the Isle of Bute, in the Firth of Clyde, separated from the mainland of Scotland by a narrow channel called the Kyles of B…
Dunoon Pier, Scotland
Dunoon is a highlands resort town on the Cowal Peninsula looking out across Holy Loch from the Firth of Clyde in the Argyll and Bute Council Area. The first Dun…
Queen's Pier, Ramsey, Isle of Man
The 2241 foot pier was built for the Isle of Man Harbour Board for £45,000. It opened on 22nd July 1886. Designed by Sir John Coode, construction was by Head Wr…
Rhyl Pier, Denbighshire, North Wales
Rhyl’s Victoria Pier stood near this spot. It was built in 1867 – the first pier in North Wales – and became a great tourist asset to Rhyl. Steamers provided ex…