Penarth Pier (includingI Pavilion & Shops)

Penarth Pier, including the Pavilion and Shops, is approximately 200 meters long and 15 meters wide at the landing stage end. The central section is supported by cast iron piles and features wooden decking, while the landward and landing stage ends are built on concrete piles with decking. The pier has cast iron traceried balcony railings and lamp standards. At the seaward end, there is a steamer ticket office made of boarded wooden construction. The central section also includes two shelters, also of boarded wooden construction, with overhanging eaves.

At the landward end, facing Bridgeman Road, the pavilion is constructed of reinforced concrete in an Indian style that was popular for entertainment buildings in the 1920s. Designed by architect M F Edwards in 1927, the main block features tapering corner towers with corner pilasters, capped with pinnacled Moghul-style roofs that have deeply overhanging bracketed eaves. The towers have large windows with diaper grilles, and beneath these, there are two tiers of smaller paired windows, some of which retain their original diaper glazing.

The west (landward) end at ground level is flanked by concave wings that contain shops and kiosks, designed in a classical style with Roman Doric columns. The entrance lobby is convex and has three doorways separated by piers with niches. The interior features Adamesque ceiling decoration. Between the towers, there is a parapet with pierced diaper decoration. On the second floor, there is a door flanked by square windows, and the first floor has a convex bay with three large glazed openings that provide access to a terrace over the entrance.

The seaward (west) elevation is similar to the landward side but includes a glazed convex classical colonnade leading to the 'Captain's Bar'. The side elevations consist of 11 bays articulated by concrete ribs supporting a barrel-vaulted roof. Four tall windows with modern small-pane glazing feature segmental-headed architraves and are linked by a cornice that continues the line of the lower walls, while the roof recedes behind and is topped with longitudinal ventilators at the ridge.