Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Witness to the Past [2023] . . .

So lets have a look at the remains of Pier No. 3 i.e. the location of coal tip No. 4. The original 1865 coal tip had been replaced in 1927 by a steel construction by the East Ferry Road Engineering Company Limited. It is possible for authorised persons to walk around the pier at water level, hence, I was intrigued by its construction and the remains of what appeared to be a pivot or anchor point secured to the pier masonry.

	2023 - Pier No. 3 - site of Coal Tip No. 4 - The steel or wrought-iron pivot or anchor points installed within the masonry of the pier. What were they for?
	1927 - No 4 Coal Tip - under construction - Mystery solved!