Cleethorpes Pier

Plans for the pier first appeared in late 1866 in The London Gazette and construction was authorised by the . the year that the resort gained borough status. In 1968. an investment of £50,000 () modernised the 600-seat concert hall, cafe and bar. As well as traditional summer shows, it housed wrestling, coin & stamp fairs and dance festivals. However, after a series of losses on the summer show, the council sold the pier in 1981 to Funworld of Skegness, who later themselves put the pier up for sale. The council declined an offer to buy back the pier, saying it would need a £200,000 reconstruction. Following this, nightclub owner Mark Mayer purchased the pier for £10,000 and, after an…

Originally 1200 ft in length to span the unusually large distance between low and high tide limits, the pier comprised a timber deck supported on iron piles. A landing stage was added in 1875, but was destroyed by fire in 1886. Rolled steel girders were used to strengthen the structure in 1897. Fearing German troops would make use of the pier for invasion during World War II, a section in the middle was demolished in 1940 and was not restored after the war ended.