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== History == | == History == | ||
New Passage Pier officially opened on the 25th August [[1863]], although it didn't open to the public until the 8th September due to a [[w:Board of Trade|Board of Trade]] inspector finding issue with some of the line side fences. The pier closed | New Passage Pier officially opened on the 25th August [[1863]], although it didn't open to the public until the 8th September due to a [[w:Board of Trade|Board of Trade]] inspector finding issue with some of the line side fences. The pier closed on 1st December [[1886]] with the opening of the [[Severn Tunnel]]. | ||
The pier itself was 1,635 ft long and had it's own hotel and private gas works. | The pier itself was 1,635 ft long and had it's own hotel and private gas works. | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 9 December 2007
<googlemap lat="51.576856" lon="-2.659721"> 51.574843, -2.660623, New Passage Pier </googlemap>
To Pilning: Cross Hands Halt
End of the Line!
History
New Passage Pier officially opened on the 25th August 1863, although it didn't open to the public until the 8th September due to a Board of Trade inspector finding issue with some of the line side fences. The pier closed on 1st December 1886 with the opening of the Severn Tunnel.
The pier itself was 1,635 ft long and had it's own hotel and private gas works.
Gallery
<gallery> Image:New Passage Pier1.jpg|All that remains of the pier is this stump sticking out into the water. Image:New Passage Pier2.jpg|Another look at the remains of the pier with the original Severn Bridge in the background. Image:New Passage Pier3.jpg|This plaque informs people that a railway once ran to this spot. Image:New Passage Pier4.jpg|The Second Severn Crossing dominates the skyline to the south. <gallery>