Entrance Ticket to Portobello Pier

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

52653

Title

Entrance ticket to Portobello Pier issued by the Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Co., 1914

Description

One entrance ticket to a boat trip from Portobello Pier produced by the Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Co. Printed on one side is are the company name, and the fare of 1d, and the ticket number 5361 stamped on. On the back, written in pen, is "issued in June 1914; from C. Best, Esq. Southend-on-Sea February 1958".

Date

1914

Type

Document; Paper

Accession number

HH177/58

Copyright

The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

The remains of Portobello Pier can just be seen on the beach today. Built in the 1870s, the pier once housed a tea room, a concert hall and other entertainment. It was the main departure point for steamships of a company ran by the Galloway family. These ships, or steam packets, took visitors for trips around the Firth of Forth, with a regular service to Aberdour and stations along the Fife coast.

The pier was eventually closed shortly after World War I with the closure of the shipping company.

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