Piers · North East England
Coatham Pier
In or near Coatham.
Coatham Pier in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andy Waddington — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar Central · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Coatham Pier is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Coatham Pier or Victoria Pier, Coatham, was a pleasure pier built on Newcomen Terrace in the Coatham area of Redcar on the north-east Yorkshire coast.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Work on Coatham pier started in 1871. The pier was partially opened to the public from July 1872. The Griffin with a crew of seven was carrying a cargo of oak in a heavy north easterly storm when in driving rain and high seas the crew failed to see the end of the incomplete pier and collided with it at about 4 am on the 9th. The crew escaped by climbing onto the pier. The ship then swung round in the gale and went through the pier broadside on and beached a mile up Coatham Sands. In the same storm the Corrymbus was driven through the pier between the pavilions then grounded a mile and a half up Coatham Sands. The crew came ashore when the tide receded. That night a total of four vessels…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6226, -1.0705
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS10 1DG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Established
- 1875
- Nearest railway station
- Redcar Central — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q104848141 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coatham Pier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coatham Pier?
- Coatham Pier is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS10 1DG), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- What is Coatham Pier?
- Coatham Pier in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Coatham Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar Central, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS10 1DG.
- When was Coatham Pier built?
- Built or established in 1875.
- Who owns Coatham Pier?
- Coatham Pier is owned by | mainspan =.
- Is Coatham Pier a protected site?
- Yes — Coatham Pier is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Ramsar wetland.
- Is Coatham Pier free to visit?
- Yes, Coatham Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coatham Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Redcar Central, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS10 1DG.