Putney Pier
{{Short description|Pier on the River Thames}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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| locale = River Thames at Putney, London, UK
| type = River bus services
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| owner = Livett's Launches
| operator = Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
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Putney Pier is a pier on the River Thames at Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Location
The pier is 24.94m long{{cite web |title=Putney Pier |url=https://www.livetts.co.uk/fleet/putney-pier/ |website=www.livetts.co.uk/ |publisher=Livett's |access-date=25 April 2021}} and is located off Putney Embankment near the Star & Garter pub and Thai Square restaurant, west of Putney Bridge on the south bank of the River Thames.
The start of the Men's and Women's University Boat Race Championship Course, and the end of various non-university races from October to March, are close to the pier.
History
The pier was built in the late 19th century{{cite web |title=Putney Embankment Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy |url=https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/1671/pe_caaandms.pdf |website=www.wandsworth.gov.uk/ |publisher=Wandsworth Borough Council |access-date=25 April 2021}} and has a lattice ironwork gangway.{{cite web |title=Putney Wharf |url=https://knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/putney-wharf/ |website=knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/ |publisher=Know Your London |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en |date=9 June 2017}}
Livett's Launches own and manage the pier, in 2013 there was concern within the local rowing community about their redevelopment of the pier.{{cite news |title=Putney Pier redevelopment plans prompt safety fears |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21292659 |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=BBC News |date=2 February 2013}}
The Tideway Tunnel's Putney Embankment Foreshore access site is close to the pier and is expected to be closed by 2025, leaving a viewing platform for the boat races.{{cite web |title=Putney Embankment Foreshore |url=https://www.tideway.london/locations/putney-embankment-foreshore/ |website=www.tideway.london/ |publisher=Tideway |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en-gb}}
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Public services
The RB6 operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers runs a commuter service from the Pier at peak times on weekdays, while since Summer 2023 the RB2 service has served the pier hourly on weekends. The pier has two ticket readers for contactless or oyster card payment.{{cite web |title=Putney Pier - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers |url=https://www.thamesclippers.com/plan-your-journey/find-your-pier/putney-pier |website=www.thamesclippers.com |publisher=Thames Clippers |access-date=25 April 2021}}
Private services
Viscount Cruises,{{cite web |title=Putney Pier, Charters & Cruises with Viscount Cruises |url=https://www.viscountcruises.com/piers/putney-pier/ |website=www.viscountcruises.com/ |publisher=Viscount Cruises |access-date=25 April 2021}} Thames Luxury Charters,{{cite web |title=Putney Pier |url=https://www.thamesluxurycharters.co.uk/pier-information/putney-pier/ |website=www.thamesluxurycharters.co.uk/ |publisher=Thames Luxury Charters |access-date=25 April 2021}} and Capital Pleasure Boats{{cite web |title=Putney Pier London |url=https://www.cpbs.co.uk/piers/PutneyPierLondonThames |website=www.cpbs.co.uk |publisher=Capital Pleasure Boats |access-date=25 April 2021}} offer private charters from Putney Pier.
Connections to other public transport
The pier is served by Transport for London buses 22, 265, 378 and 485 which stop at the Putney Pier stop on the Lower Richmond Road. Putney Bridge tube station (District line) is a 7-minute walk over the bridge, Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is a 13-minute walk. The Putney pier Santander Cycles docking station is a 1-minute walk across the Lower Richmond road.{{cite web |title=Find a docking station |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles/find-a-docking-station |website=tfl.gov.uk |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=25 April 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://tfl.gov.uk/river-bus/stop/930GPUT Putney Pier - Transport for London]
- [https://www.thamesclippers.com/plan-your-journey/find-your-pier/putney-pier Putney Pier - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers]
- [https://www.livetts.co.uk/fleet/putney-pier/ Livett's Putney Pier]
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Category:Rowing venues in the United Kingdom
Category:Geography of the London Borough of Wandsworth
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Wandsworth
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