{"id":27246,"date":"2023-07-03T15:17:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T14:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=27246"},"modified":"2023-07-03T15:17:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T14:17:59","slug":"in-photos-the-long-abandoned-north-woolwich-pier-on-the-river-thames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-the-long-abandoned-north-woolwich-pier-on-the-river-thames\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: the long abandoned North Woolwich Pier on the River Thames"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

A short walk from the former North Woolwich station<\/a> can be found the remans of the North Woolwich Pier, which was built in the mid-1800s by the Eastern Counties Railway to provide a ferry connection across the Thames to Woolwich and Woolwich Arsenal.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The pier stands, although heavily vandalised.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t recommend walking to the end as the wood is very weak,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The excellent disused-stations site<\/a> explains the reasons for the pier’s demise.<\/p>\n

On 1st October 1908 the Great Eastern Railway withdrew the service as it was unable to compete with the free ferry (now know as the Woolwich Ferry).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The railway pier on the south bank became disused and was eventually demolished but that on the north bank was retained and until WW2 was used by the LNER as a calling point for river steamers providing a service to Southend and Margate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The pier has survived many attempts to set it on fire.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Pier building as seen in the 1940s. Inside there was a small booking office which has since disappeared,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

More info<\/h4>\n