Day 332/20. Hythe Pier waiting room.

Hythe Pier stretches 700 yards (640 m) from the centre of Hythe to the deep water channel of Southampton Water, making it the 7th longest pier in the British Isles. It is approximately 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and carries a pedestrian walkway on its northern side and the Hythe Pier Railway on its southern side. (See todays extra picture). During normal high tides the pier is 4 feet (1.2 m) above the surface of the water.
The Hythe Pier & Hythe & Southampton Ferry company was formed in late 1874. A new act passed parliament in 1875 but legal disagreements delayed royal assent until 1878. Construction started in 1879 and the pier opened on 1 January 1881 having cost £7,000 to construct.