Redcar Pier - Demolished 1981
Redcar Pier was built in 1873, it suffered numerous mishaps with ship collisions, fires, deliberate breaching in WW2 , damage by a mine explosion and storm damage before finally being demolished in 1981.
The remains of the foundations can still be seen on the beach.
Update 22/07/09 - The location of the pier has just been marked with a new heritage plaque.
February 8th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Hi there I have photos of redcar pier inside taken by after flooding and the server damage to the sea wall, it must be early 50s and taken when I worked there. Just thought you might like to know don dodsworth