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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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EAST PIER [Peterhead] | East Pier East Pier East Pier |
Pratt's Buchan 1859 A. Boyd Esqr. Solicitor etc. Mr. Donald Manson Harbour Master |
023 | "The east pier of the North Harbour, including the great breakwater, and what is now known as the Old Graving Dock from plans by Telford, was finished in 1821. Total length of quay of North Harbour 2219 feet" Vide Pratt's Buchan page 66. |
NORTH PIER [Peterhead] | North Pier North Pier West Pier (North Harbour) |
A. Boyd Esqr. Mr. Donald Manson Pratt's Buchan |
023 | "The work was recommenced, and in September 1822, completed according to Mr Telford's plan, but the harbour still being open to the sea from the North a pier was begun in that direction, and soon after completed. The South and West piers of this harbour, including the New Dock (from plans arranged by the Harbour Trustees themselves) was finished in part in 1840, and completed in 1855." Vide Pratt's Buchan page 66 |
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