Description

TORQUAY

SX9063 (South side)
885-1/17/483 Halden Pier, Torquay Harbour

GV II

Pier. 1867. Engineer JP Margery, contractor, James
Mountstephen, patron, Sir Lawrence Palk. Local grey limestone
rubble "a good deal of the material found by the lowering of
Beacon Hill" (Russell). An outer pier or breakwater, about
300m long, giving the old harbour extra protection and
creating a large, outer harbour. Built at a cost of nearly
»70,000. An important component of the C19 harbour at Torquay.
(Percy Russell: A History of Torquay: Torquay: 1960-: 140).

Listing NGR: SX9169863046

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498520

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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