Penarth Pier

Penarth pier is from the Victorian era, opened in 1895 at 750 feet long. 

The pier was created because of the growing popularity as a seaside resort as well as the need for much better communications in Cardiff. The regular ferry services between Cardiff and Penarth were started in 1856 and continued up till 1903. 

In 1929 the pier was sold to Penarth Borough Council, this helped to update the pier as a new concrete landing stage was built at the end, along with in 1930 an Art Deco pavillion was built. Sadly, only a year later in 1931, a fire broke out in the wooden theatre, the pier was rebuilt but however the theatre was not. 

In 1994, a restoration project was carried out with the cost of 650,000 pounds, repairing the rotten substructure and opening up a souvenir shop. Two years later in 1996, a program began replacing the steelwork, decking and berthing pontoon. Another two years later and the final restoration of the pier was carried out, the Heritage Lottery Fund gave a grant of 1.1m to pay for the final restoration.

The pier pavilion became a popular destination in Penarth during the opening of the pavilion in 1930's by the council. It was used as a cinema, dance hall and night club. The pavilion much like the pier, was renovated and became back up and running in the summer of 2013.