Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Northeast Pier
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Locality
- Aberaeron
- Community
- Aberaeron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.24355, -4.26408
- Cadw reference
- 10104
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the end of the NE quay and forming a splay at the north of the River Aeron.
History
The harbour was developed by Rev Alban Gwynne and built under the supervision of William Green between 1807 and 1811 following the Harbour Act of 1st August 1807. Extensive repairs resulting from storm damage have been made including early modifications possibly by John Rennie.
Exterior
Coursed rubble pier running SE from concrete reinforced rounded head to the angle by the Harbourmaster Hotel with the NE Quay. Low rubble protective wall, pointed projection, metal ladder and rubble flight of steps to water level. Flagpole and 2 cast iron mooring posts reset in concrete pier top.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Southwest Pier to Harbour BasinMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Harbourmaster Hotel (Formerly the Red Lion Hotel)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Northwest Quay to Harbour BasinMaritimeunder 1 mi
- 3 Quay ParadeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.