Shorncliffe pier
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Shorncliffe pier is situated in the suburb of Shorncliffe, Queensland near Saint Patrick’s college and lower Moora Park. This pier with its white faded timber railings, colonial street lamps spaced out along the stretch of pier, and resting shelter towards the end of the long pier is an iconic feature of Shorncliffe and a much visited attraction for families, residents and tourists to the area.
During the early history of Shorncliffe and its neighboring bayside suburb Sandgate, both were beachside suburbs visited by Brisbane residents for day trips and holidays. In the late 1800s there was enough activity in the area to erect a pier thus beginning the construction of the Shorncliffe pier. In 1865 a company was formed to construct the pier and 7 years later the pier was finished in 1872.
The pier now still stands reaching out into the bay over a century later. An iconic feature of the area, the pier is the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race in April and is an element in many photographs and pieces of art circulating Brisbane art galleries. With views of Redcliffe peninsula, the Boondall wetlands, Moreton bay Islands and the Shorncliffe cliffs, this iconic pier is a feature in the nautical landscape of this northside Brisbane suburb.
In late 2000 the pier was refurbished and repainted. Currently the boardwalk leading to the pier and the adjoining parks are undergoing large scale renovations which are aimed at attracting tourists to the area and reclaiming its bayside suburb character which the suburb held in its early history.
