Pier Master's House

The Pier Master's House or Dock Master's House, Albert Pierhead 
Circa 1846 
Grade II 

This is the only one of a group of four 'Dock residences' at Albert/Canning Pier Head to survive the May Blitz of 1941. 

Residences such as this were built all over the Dock Estate from 1801 onwards to house essential workers and by1846, there was a total of 40 of them. No other survives. 

The provision of accommodation was a valuable addition to a man's income, but carried the penalty of making their tenants more available in the middle of the night! 

The Pier Master's House lay derelict for many years before being restored, on the basis of extensive historical research, for museum use. 

Adjoining it is a low block housing the Pier Master's Office and a delightful little police hut.