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.[1] 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.
It is an old story now. At present it is in a deteriorating state. Now it can be
preserved as a Tourist Centre.
It was in
1910 that the East India Company constructed the pier which extends to 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.
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