Beaumaris Victorian Pier
This recently refurbished Victorian Pier at Beaumaris is very popular for fishing and in the summer holidays hoards of young children come here for the thrill of crab fishing. It’s quite a sight to see the whole of one side of the pier with crab lines out and crabs being brought up by both children and parents alike!
170 Year old Victorian Pier
Beaumaris pier was built in 1846 nearly 170 years ago, and was originally built to allow pleasure steamers to drop off and pick up passengers.
When first built it was constructed from concrete and stone, but in 1872 it was rebuilt taking on a the classical Victorian style and shape we still know today.
In 1895 the pier was to undergo further works and refurbishment, this time to extend the length of the pier to 170 meters and a T-shaped pontoon was added at the end of the pier, also a pavilion was added and a 2ft 6in railway line to carry baggage from the steamers, the remains of this railway line still exist today 120 years later!
The newly refurbished Beaumaris Pier could now compete for the summer traffic which was also visiting the nearby Garth Pier in Bangor.
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Beaumaris Pier, opened in 1846, was designed by Frederick Foster and comprises a masonry jetty continuing out into the Strait on wooden and concrete pilings.
After srorm damage in 1872 the pier was re-built and extended to 570 feet and a pavilion was constructed at the end which contained a cafe. It was once the landing stage for steamships of the Liverpool and North Wales Shipping Company.