Helensburgh Pier

Description:

Helensburgh Pier mainly dates from 1859 when it was designed by William Spence, but it has earlier fabric dating from 1816 when a smaller pier was first constructed at this site. The timber extension was added to the south end in 1871. The pier is around 250 metres long. Half of the east side of the stone pier is attached to the later 20th century car park area.

The long straight stone section that extends from the shoreline is built in large coursed red sandstone blocks. It has rolled coped stones to the top edges and later tubular iron railings. There are large cast iron mooring posts equally spaced along the pier and the stone section has an overlaid asphalt type surface.

The rectangular end section of the pier is made of a timber platform with slightly curved corners built on large and closely spaced timber piles. There are no railings to this section and there are later metal steps down to landing points on both the east and south sides. The majority of the timber section is overlaid with a later non-slip surfacing. The northern section is fenced off because the flooring was lost following a fire and the timber post substructure is exposed (2019).

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following is excluded from the listing: the public toilet building.