Royal Pier, Southampton
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The Royal Pier is a pier in Southampton, United Kingdom, built during the 1830s of Victorian England and was in operation until its closure in late 1979.
The pier sometime between 1891 and 1900
Royal Pier in 1979
Royal Pier gatehouse
View of the pier and gatehouse in 2025
Red Funnel
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Red Funnel, the trading name of the Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited, is a ferry company that carries passengers, vehicles and freight on routes b
Royal Pier, Southampton
…re-opening in 1947. On 22 July 1941, the pier was damaged by a German Parachute mine. The pier was adapted to support RoRo ferries in the 1950s when Red Funnel introduced MV Carisbrooke Castle. The pavilion underwent work to turn it into a ballroom in 1963. The pier was closed at the end of 1979. The gatehouse…
Red Jet 5, Southampton
Red Falcon in Southampton Water
Red Eagle, Red Funnel's flagship, in 2018, bearing the new upper deck lounges added during refurbishment.
Red Kestrel ferry heading down Southampton Water