Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Victorian pier brought back to life by Argyll council

Dunoon Pier, where the restoration work is almost complete.
Dunoon Pier, where the restoration work is almost complete.

A derelict Victorian-era wooden pier has been brought back to life after an investment by the local authority.

Argyll and Bute Council has spent £2.83million making structural repairs and refurbishing buildings on Dunoon Pier.

The original pier was built in 1835, but the current structure dates back to 1895.

Before the late 1960s, fleets of paddle steamers brought holidaymakers from Glasgow to it and numerous other piers on the Clyde Estuary.

And until June 2011 the pier was used daily by CalMac, which ran a regular car ferry service to Gourock and by the PS Waverley, the last surviving seagoing paddle steamer.

Leader of Argyll and Bute Council, Dunoon-based Councillor Dick Walsh, said: “It is really pleasing to see this project approaching the finish line.

“As probably the best remaining example of a Victorian-era wooden pier in the country, the first phase of the refurbishment of Dunoon Pier is a flagship project for the council.

“The refurbished waiting room will be available for hire for events, conferences and meetings. In fact, we are so pleased with it we are looking to use it for area committee meetings.

“We will be holding an official opening event ahead of the first area committee meeting in the building.

“Beyond this work, we are eager to lobby for further funding at national level to fulfil our long-term ambitions for both the pier and its buildings – bringing all the pier buildings back into viable economic use and securing the pier head.

“We are fully committed to exploring any and all opportunities to preserve this iconic structure for future generations.”

More than 150 timber piles in the pier have been inspected, with 68 being replaced and a further nine encapsulated.

Major work was required to save the waiting room, including the rebuild of the west shore face, with 15 new windows installed and scallop-shaped shingles applied to match the original features.

The works to the buildings are being co-funded by the Scottish Government through its Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, with £350,000 awarded.