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Cromer Pier is a Category II seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk, 40 km north of Norwich in the United Kingdom.
There are records of a pier at Cromer as early as 1391, although it was then in the form of a pier . In 1582 Queen Elizabeth I, in a letter to the people of Cromer, granted the rights to export wheat, barley and malt, and the proceeds would be used to support the welfare of the pier and the town of Cromer.
In 1822, a wharf 64 m long (made of cast iron by Hase of Saxtorp) was built, but this structure lasted only 24 years before it was completely destroyed in a storm. This pier was replaced by another wooden structure, but this time it was slightly longer - 73 m. This pier soon became very popular for walks. A watchman was hired to keep order; strict rules applied, including a ban on smoking, and women were required to leave the wharf by 9 p.m. The last wooden wharf lasted until 1897, when it was beyond repair after a coal boat crashed into it. It was dismantled and the timber sold for £40.
For a while from that date there was no pier in Cromer, but to end the situation, the "pier commissioners" planned to replace the old wooden structure with a more fashionable one. In 1902 the new pier was completed and opened to the public. This new pier was designed by Douglas and Arnott, with construction by Alfred Thorne. The new pier was 140 m long and cost £17,000. In the early years, the pier consisted of shelters with a glass partition and a bandstand at the end of the pier. In 1905 the shelters were roofed and formed a pavilion; Later the bandstand was replaced by a stage and an archway of the forecourt. Since 1907 it has been used to accommodate the recent roller skating craze.
The pier is owned and maintained by North Norfolk County Council, which assumed responsibility for operation and funding after the reorganization of local government in 1974. Since that time, the County Council has undertaken a number of major repairs and refurbishments, the most recent of which was completed in 2013.
In March 2015, the National Pier Society named Cromer's Pier of the Year 2015.
