Piers · South West England
Teignmouth Grand Pier
In or near Bishopsteignton.
Teignmouth Grand Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Teignmouth · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Teignmouth Grand Pier is a seaside pier in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.5443°, -3.4932°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Grand Pier, also known as Teignmouth Pier, is a pier in the town of Teignmouth, Devon, England, constructed between 1865 and 1867. It is 212 metres (696 ft) in length.
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Background
History
A total of 89 piers were built in England and Wales between 1814 and 1910 of which only 50 remain. Teignmouth Pier was built in 1865 by Joseph Wilson, an engineering consultant from London. Initially, the pier was a landing stage; its purpose was to enable steamboat passengers to get to the shore. In March 1870, a petition to wind up the Teignmouth Pier Company Limited was published in The London Gazette. The pier is constructed of cast-iron screw piles, screwed into the sand with a large hexagon on the pile. They are screwed down to the clay level. New steel piling has been driven 80 ft right to bedrock. The deck is open and made up of wood from the Yellow Balou, a hard wood from Borneo.…
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- Coordinates
- 50.5443, -3.4932
- County
- Devon
- District
- Teignbridge
- Parish
- Teignmouth
- Postcode
- TQ14 8BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Nearest railway station
- Teignmouth — 0.4 km
- Opening
- {{Start date|1867}}
Sources
- osm: w40807219 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Grand Pier, Teignmouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Teignmouth Pier, South Devon, England.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Teignmouth Grand Pier?
- Teignmouth Grand Pier is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ14 8BB), in the parish of Teignmouth.
- What is Teignmouth Grand Pier?
- Teignmouth Grand Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Teignmouth Grand Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Teignmouth, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode TQ14 8BB.
- Is Teignmouth Grand Pier free to visit?
- Yes, Teignmouth Grand Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Teignmouth Grand Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Teignmouth, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ14 8BB.