Greenwich Pier

Greenwich Pier promenade was built between about 1836 and 1840 following the demolition of the riverside tenements and taverns west of Greenwich Hospital, with steps down to a floating pontoon landing stage suitable for the berthing of paddle steamers. It was stated to be 320 to 330 feet long and 80 feet deep including the piles on whcih it sat. As the text here states, it cost some £30,000 but three years later, in May 1843, was seriously damaged over much of its length when one of the riverward central piles disintegrated. A report of the sudden collapse in the 'Illustrated London News' for 20 May 1843, p. 337, estimated repair likely to cost £15,000. This appears to be a post-1843 Victorian souvenir print after the rebuilding.