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Monument details
HER Number: | MWX44007 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Victoria Pier, west of Folkestone Harbour |
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Summary
Victoria Pier, a pleasure pier located west of Folkestone Harbour, is visible on Epochs 2-4 (1899, 1908 and 1938) of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping. The feature was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
Grid Reference: | TR 22755 35503 |
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Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PLEASURE PIER (Post Medieval to Modern - 1888 AD to 1954 AD)
Full description
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Victoria Pier, a pleasure pier located west of Folkestone Harbour, is visible on Epochs 2-4 (1899, 1908 and 1938) of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping [1-3]. It is not visible on MasterMap (2009) [4].
Victoria Pier was built between 1887 and 1888 and was 683 feet in length with a 700-seat pavilion at the end. During WWII part of the pier was deliberately destroyed as a defence measure, and later in the war the neglected pier was intentionally set on fire and damaged beyond repair. It was finally demolished in 1954.
The feature was given a monument polygon (mapped from the Epoch 2 edition [1]) during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500. |
<2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500. |
<3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500. |
<4> | Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. 2009/MasterMap. |