Raised structure in a body of water, typically supported by well-spaced piles or pillars

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A windy day at Margate: a man accidentally bumping into another man, and knocking out his last tooth. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1810.

Southport, Lancashire: sheet of sketches showing various sights. Wood engraving, 1872.

Civil engineering: the pier at Madras, India, built using screw piles (helical piles). Wood engraving, 1863.

A design for a [ferry?] pier at Gravesend, Kent. Lithograph after J. B. Redman.

Kissing lesbian and gay couples lined up vertically along a pier with the sea either side and a horizon featuring the logo of the Cruzando Fonteras [crossing borders]; an advertisement for the International Week of Gay Liberation in Torremolinos and Malaga from 12th to 28th June [1995?]; coordinated by the Colega Gays y Lesbianas de Andalucía. Colour lithograph by Petí Comití, ca. 1995.

Southampton, location of the Royal Agricultural Society's Annual Meeting in 1844. Wood engraving by Smyth, 1844.

Civil engineering: the Mersey Ferry landing stage (top), and the pier at Lytham (below). Wood engraving after [H.R.].

Crowds of people are out walking on Brighton pier: a woman is being pushed in a bath chair, a large lady is carrying a parasol, and three young women are being scrutinised by a variety of men. Wood engraving.

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Piers

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Images referencing Piers

Works from the collections

Civil engineering: the pier at Madras, India, built using screw piles (helical piles). Wood engraving, 1863.

A design for a [ferry?] pier at Gravesend, Kent. Lithograph after J. B. Redman.

A windy day at Margate: a man accidentally bumping into another man, and knocking out his last tooth. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1810.

Crowds of people are out walking on Brighton pier: a woman is being pushed in a bath chair, a large lady is carrying a parasol, and three young women are being scrutinised by a variety of men. Wood engraving.