Flood control on the approach to Erith Pier

Image: © Marathon Taken: 11 Apr 2015

Erith Pier was built in the late 1950s as a deep water facility when the previous wooden piers at Erith had outlived their usefulness. In the early 1990s the complex was abandoned until Morrisons took over in 1999, building a supermarket and restoring the concrete pier as a public amenity. It is the longest pier on the River Thames in London and provides superb views of the river. This building ohouses a gate which can be slid across the access to the pier when there is a risk of flooding. Another view of it can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2328461

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