| 1870 |
First
Herne Bay Pier Company went into liquidation after loss of steamer
services to 1832 Pier |
1871
Feb
|
Herne
Bay Improvement Commissioners purchased Pier Approach for £100
and Promenade for £250 |
| 1871 |
Demolition
of first wooden Pier |
| 1871 |
Improvement
Commissioners granted 99 year lease of Pier Approach to a new
Pier Company |
| 1873 |
New
short iron Pier (320 feet in length) built to design of Messrs
Wilkinson and Smith |
1873
27 Aug |
Second
Pier declared open by Sir Sydney Waterlow, Bart., Lord Mayor of
London |
| 1883 |
Herne
Bay Pier Co. Succeeded by Herne Bay Pavilion Pier and Promenade
Co. |
1874
June - July |
Wooden
Pavilion (Theatre) and shops built across Pier entrance to design
by McInyre North |
1874
24 July |
Pavilion
etc., declared open by Mrs C. Prescott-Westcar |
| 1890 |
Local
popular demand for resumption of steamer services with deep-sea
pier |
| 1890 |
Application
by Pier Co. For Parliamentary powers to construct deep-sea Pier |
| 1891 |
Grant
of powers |
1891
Aug |
Experimental
visits of London river steamer 'Glen Rosa' using temporary landing
stage at head |
| 1892-4 |
No
further action on construction of Pier, powers lapsed |
| 1895 |
Renewal
of application for powers |
| 1896 |
Construction
of deep-sea Pier commenced, (to design by Ewen Matheson, Walbrook,
London) by rebuilding of stronger short Pier |
1896
26 Aug |
First
pile of new extension screwed. Pier constructed by Head, Wrighton
& Co, Thornaby-on-Tees |
1897
29 Nov |
Great
storm and rough sea; no damage to Pier structure |
1899
Jan, Apr |
Two
old Pier cannon recovered near Pier Head by divers |
1899
Easter |
Pier
Head and restaurant completed, public admitted to Pier |
1899
14 Sept |
Formal
opening of Third Pier by Mrs C. Prescott-Westcar of Strode Park.
Pier cost £60,000 to build and fit out |
1901
16 July |
Accident
to electric tram; one lady visitor killed |
1904
Feb |
Mr.
Henry C. Jones, Managing Director of Pier Company arrested for
embezzling funds on behalf of the Pier from Holbourn Borough Council,
of which he was Treasurer. He was jailed for five years and the
Pier Company went into the hands of a Receiver. |
1908
21 Oct |
Offer
from Receiver for Herne Bay UDC to purchase Pier for £6,000 |
1909
29 Sept |
Completion
of purchase of Pier by Herne Bay Urban District Council |
| 1910 |
Competition
for design of Grand Pier Pavilion, won by Percy Waldram |
1910
May-June |
Construction
of Grand Pier Pavilion, for £2,000 |
| 1914-1918 |
Pier
open for business during First World War |
| 1924 |
New
electric tramcar built for Pier at Strode Engineering Works, Herne |
1928
9 Sep |
Old
Pier Theatre and shops at entrance destroyed by fire |
| 1932 |
Redevelopment
of Pier Approach completed following fire |
| 1939-45 |
Pier
taken over for military purposes; Pavilion used as factory making
camouflage netting |
1939
Nov |
Pier
Tram last used, carrying military stores to Pier Head |
1940
June |
Two
gaps cut in Pier between Pavilion and Pier Head for defence purposes;
centre section and head inaccessible throughout War |
1941
27 Nov |
Wellington
bomber crashed in sea at east side of Pier |
| 1947 |
War
damage compensation of £21,924.15s.1d received by local
authority; 'temporary' repairs to gaps in Pier |
| 1947 |
Resumption
of steamer services to Pier |
1949
1 March |
Pier
entrance damaged by heavy seas |
| 1950 |
Pier
tram unusable because of temporary bridges over gaps, sold for
scrap for £12.10s |
1953
31Jan-1 Feb |
Pier
entrance damaged by storm surge; stone balustrading from Old London
Bridge broken down and replaced by iron railings |
| 1962-1963 |
Sea
froze for several weeks around whole length of Pier, followed
by stress due to rapid thaw |
| 1963 |
Last
steamer service, by 'Medway Queen' |
1968
Sept |
Insurance
cover for Pier north of Pavilion withdrawn, public excluded from
access |
1970
June |
Grand
Pier Pavilion destroyed by fire during refurbishment |
| 1971 |
Plans
for new Sports and Leisure Pavilion prepared by J.C. Clague |
1974
April |
Herne
Bay included into new Canterbury District |
1976
5 Sept |
New
Pavilion opened by Edward Heath, M.B.E. M.P. |
1978
Jan |
Part collapse of central portion of
Pier during storm |
1979
Feb |
Further collapse of central section
of Pier during storm |
| 1980 |
Fallen Pier structure removed, leaving
Pier Head and Landing Stage isolated |
| 1989 |
H.B.L. Approached by 'The Waveley Preservation
Society' to know if we would be interested in the rebuilding of
Herne Bay Pier... ongoing |
