Description

1.
5277 ROYAL PIER ROAD
(North Side)

The Royal Terrace Pier,
including the Pavilions
flanking the entrance
(Formerly listed under
Thames Terrace)
TQ 6574 SW 2/173 13.5.71.

II

2.
Now the headquarters of the Pilotage Service. Built in 1844 by the Gravesend
Freehold Investment Company at the cost of £9,200. Designed by John Baldry Redman C E.
T-shaped construction of cast iron. It is built on 3 rows of 3 columns at the
shore end and 3 rows of 5 columns under the T-portion, with triglyph frieze above.
The shore end is flanked by small pavilions of coursed stone with quoins, cornice
and base of dressed ashlar. Above each is a little turret of which the west one
has been enlarged. The remainder of the pier has been roofed over at a later
date. In the angle of the T is a light turret. Beyond the T-platform is a
floating pontoon for embarkation approached by steps. Princess (later Queen)
Alexandra landed here on the 7th March 1865 on her arrival to marry the Prince of
Wales.

Listing NGR: TQ6511974475

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26625577

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)