Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 169,224 pages of information and 247,682 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Starcross Pier

From Graces Guide

at Starcross, Devon

The following figures were presented in a paper by J. W. Wilson[1]

  • Length, 1307ft.;
  • Length of head, 390ft.;
  • Breadth of head, 32ft.;
  • Length of body, 1252ft.;
  • Breadth of body, 18ft. 6in.;
  • Length of enlargement at entrance, 340ft. ;
  • Breadth of enlargement at entrance, 23ft.;
  • Greatest depth of water at low spring tides, l6ft. 6in. ;
  • Total cost, £11,000;
  • Price per foot super, 4s. l0d.;
  • Price per foot forward, £8 8s. 3 3/4d.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1875/03/12