Thalassery Pier

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Thalassery Pier, locally known as Kadalpalam, is located in Thalassery, Kannur District of Kerala state, South India.

It is an old pier extending out into the Arabian Sea.{{Cite web |title=Historic Thalassery, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/2011/historic-thalassery/109 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en}} It is frequented by people taking evening walks. This "Kadalpalam" was used as a commercial access through the sea, to and from the Tellicherry Bazar, during the European rule. The condition of the pier is deteriorating, so entry is officially blocked with a wall for safety reasons.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kannur/kazhcha/-malayalam-news-1.1026551|title=കടലെടുക്കാതെ കാക്കുമോ? (Can it be saved from engulfment by the sea?)|last=സരിത്|first=സി.|date=28 April 2016|work=Mathrubhumi - Local News - Kannur|access-date=9 February 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://kannurvishesham.com/%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%B4%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D/|title=തലശ്ശേരിയിലെ പഴക്കം ചെന്ന കടൽപ്പാലം (The old pier of Thalassery)|date=31 August 2017|access-date=9 Feb 2018|website=Kannur Vishesham കണ്ണൂർ വിശേഷം|publisher=Kannur Vishesham}}

In 1910, the East India Company constructed the pier, extending into the Arabian Sea for transporting commodities to and from ships. The large rocks on the shore and shallow waters often led to shipwrecks and hence the pier was constructed, with huge cranes placed at its end and rail tracks on either side for easy transport of goods from the godowns situated at the shore.

A busy commercial centre then, Thalassery witnessed brisk development with its export of spices, coffee, fish, wood, and pepper, attracting people from all over.

The town became an administrative centre of operations and the judicial headquarters while the port stood a mute observer to the glory of the town and its development. It was the advent of the Mangalore port which reduced its significance principally, while many more aspects contributed to its slow degeneration. The ships disappeared, and gradually the cranes and the trolley tracks.{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thalassery-pier-needs-restoration/article2607989.ece?css=print | title= Thalassery pier needs restoration | date=8 November 2011 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=10 June 2018 }}

Many Malayalam movies are shot here including the famous shot in Thattathin Marayathu.

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