Claremont Pier
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The Claremont Pier is a traditional seaside pier
Pier
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 in Lowestoft
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 in the English
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 county
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 of Suffolk
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History

The pier was constructed in 1902/03 and used originally as a mooring for Belle steamers. It was designed by D. Fox and was originally 181.8 m in length and 10.9 m in width. In 1912, it was extended to a length of 230.3 m. In World War Two, it was used as an army base until 1948. After repair in the 1950s, a storm in 1962 washed a section of it away, reducing its length to 218 meters.

In the 1990s the pier was taken over by the Scott family and, despite restoration work on the shoreward end, much of the pier remains in need of restoration.

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