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THE BUILDING OF THE NORTH PIER

A very old 1800's photo looking out to the harbour entrance, before the New North and Sout

A very old 1800's photo before the New North and South Piers were built.

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Men working on the building of the North Pier.

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Construction of the Roker Pier, showing

Construction of the Roker Pier, showing  Goliath laying blocks from the Blockyard .

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The aptly named Goliath crane.

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The building of Roker pier 1895.

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The building of the tunnel, remember the old entrance, a wooden sloping hut.

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Bridge  was needed while the pier was under construction, to allow folk to continue to wal

Roker pier lighthouse under construction.

Bridge  was needed while the pier was under construction, to allow folk to continue to walk along the beach without walking on to a construction site.

John Robertson  Completion of the 609m long Roker Pier with its distinctive red and grey g

Completion of the 1998 ft long Roker Pier, with its distinctive red and grey granite lighthouse.

The building of Roker Pier  a bit more..

The building of Roker pier 1895 and the end is near..

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Roker beach in the late 1890's, work in progress.

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Roker Pier with its distinctive red and grey granite lighthouse opened on 23 September 1903 and a canny crowd.

Roker Pier Lighthouse today.

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