The latest survey report on Southport Pier has been received and published at Sefton Council website. Link to full report below.

The 78 page report does not make great reading with recommendatios that the steelwork is systematically dismantled and taken off site to allow the steelwork to be cleaned via a wet grit blasting process to remove all the existing surface coating, and in the process the embedded salts, prior to repairing the steel by welding in new plates, angles to reinstate the full section.

Pictures included in the report add to the grim reading.









Costings for such work are yet to be completed. Sefton indicated that costs in addition the £3m earmarked for replacement decking other work could cost a further £10m.

The recent survey was awarded to AE Yates at a cost of £400,000 who subcontracted it to Thomasons who completed the previous survey last year.

Thomasons have been instructed by AE Yates, to produce a report to ascertain the current structural condition of Southport Piers steelwork, excluding the cast iron columns, and advise on what remedial works are required to achieve a fully accessible pier for a further lifespan of 60 years.

The full report can be read at:

https://www.sefton.gov.uk/media/8564...gh-council.pdf

Images used with permission

Surprise, surprise.

Maintaining the pier is costly. If Southport's catteriing, leisure and hospitality businesses really do benefit from the pier, then they should be paying for it. In any case, the Council must off-load this particular liability!

Why do Bootle Council not just come out and say that they are going to demolish it and stop wasting all this time and money on silly PR games.

Originally Posted by mickldore

Why do Bootle Council not just come out and say that they are going to demolish it and stop wasting all this time and money on silly PR games.

Because Sefton, Bootle Council ceased to exist in 1974, have already come out to say that they won't demolish it.

Originally Posted by onehorsetown2

Because Sefton, Bootle Council ceased to exist in 1974, have already come out to say that they won't demolish it.

Means nothing coming from Sefton Council.

Originally Posted by justbecause

Means nothing coming from Sefton Council.

Why then do you want them to say they are going to demolish it, you wouldn't believe that either! or do you only believe what you want to hear?

Originally Posted by onehorsetown2

Why then do you want them to say they are going to demolish it, you wouldn't believe that either! or do you only believe what you want to hear?

When it comes to your beloved Sefton Council, you are totally blinkered.

Originally Posted by justbecause

When it comes to your beloved Sefton Council, you are totally blinkered.

You’re so negative about absolutely everything.

Originally Posted by sandGroundZero

Maintaining the pier is costly. If Southport's catteriing, leisure and hospitality businesses really do benefit from the pier, then they should be paying for it. In any case, the Council must off-load this particular liability!

Nobody would take it on, as you say it is a liability, the ones who should be coughing up are the ones who have caused the damage running the silly little train up and down it. When we had a train / tram no vehicles were permitted down the pier and there were no problems.

Originally Posted by Alikado

Nobody would take it on, as you say it is a liability, the ones who should be coughing up are the ones who have caused the damage running the silly little train up and down it. When we had a train / tram no vehicles were permitted down the pier and there were no problems.

Not forgetting the transit van taking stock or the ice cream vans at the end.

Originally Posted by Alikado

Nobody would take it on, as you say it is a liability, the ones who should be coughing up are the ones who have caused the damage running the silly little train up and down it. When we had a train / tram no vehicles were permitted down the pier and there were no problems.

Didn't the tram/train have to be removed due to the damage it was causing, which lead to the 'silly little train'?

Also, I don't think that any of the vehicles that have been on the pier will have caused it to rust and corrode like it has.

Originally Posted by Sap33

Didn't the tram/train have to be removed due to the damage it was causing, which lead to the 'silly little train'?

Also, I don't think that any of the vehicles that have been on the pier will have caused it to rust and corrode like it has.

It was removed partly because of damage found to the structure but not attributed to the tram as it was similar to damage found in the areas where the tram didn't run, it also ran on rails so the board damage can't be attributed to that either, running costs were also a factor in its demise.