The blueprints for the Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth date from 1897 and were found by borough council workers while clearing out Greyfriars Cloisters.

It is believed they were drawn by JW Cockrill, known as "Concrete Cockrill," who was responsible for many of the town's designs during that time.

The images show a proposal for the pier's reconstruction after it had been badly damaged in a storm in 1868.

Part of the abandoned designs, dating to 1897, for Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth. (Image: Great Yarmouth Borough Council) If the plans had come to pass the pier would have had swimming baths, an arcade, shops and tea rooms.

However, other images suggest the proposed plan was not executed, and an alternative design was........

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