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South Pier

Location Symonds Street,, QUEENSCLIFF VIC 3225 - Property No B4617 File Number B4617 Level State

[1/1] B4617 South Pier

Statement of Significance

The pier at Queenscliff is one of the few surviving timber piers on Port Phillip Bay and forms an important element in the historic townscape of perhaps the most important nineteenth century seaside resort town in Victoria. It is an important element in the foreshore of the town which is renowned by fort and lighthouses and lined with a number of important historic buidings. The pier itself is typical of those timber structures of the nineteenth century, complete with shelter shed of note, and is given special distinction by the lifeboat shed at its end.
The Queenscliff Steamer or South Pier was constructed in stages from 1885. The first section was constructed by John Knox at a cost of 3,696 pounds to designs of the Public Works Department of Victoria. There were extensions in 1886 and alterations in 1887, when the shelter shed was also erected. The lifeboat shed was added in 1888, when the jetty was further extended.
The pier is a timber structure constructed on piles. The shelter shed is timber framed but features an arched iron angle main member. The lifeboat shed is timber framed.
Classified: 31/07/1980

See also F3967 Lifeboat.