West pier
The West Pier is a former sea bridge (English pier ) in Brighton , England. It was built in 1866 by Eugenius Birch, after two fires and several storm damage it is now only a ruin and can no longer be used.
The pier, made of a cast iron construction, initially consisted of three parts, which were connected by a bridge: a small pavilion, a concert hall and the large pavilion with a theater hall, which was completed in 1893.
In 1975 the pier was closed for renovation work that was due, but it was a long time coming. During a storm surge on December 29, 2002, the bridge collapsed and two of the supporting piers sank in the sea. On March 28, 2003, a fire broke out in the pavilion that could not be extinguished because the fire brigade could not reach the pier platform. A fire on May 11, 2003 destroyed the concert hall, which collapsed in a storm on June 23, 2004.
After the West Pier Trust announced the reconstruction of the west pier in the spring of 2006 , which was to be supplemented by a lookout tower of 183 meters, the project was initially abandoned due to excessive construction costs. After another attempt at implementation, the British Airways i360 observation tower was opened on August 4, 2016. A storm in February 2014 severely damaged the pier's structure and split it in two. A restoration is still pending.
Postcard of West Pier, ca.1900
The Burning Pier, 2003
Remnants of the west pier in July 2004
Steel skeleton of the west pier in June 2016
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Dominique Auzias, JP Labourdette: le petit fûté, Grande-Bretagne 2009-2010: Nouvelles éd. de l'université. P. 365
- ↑ Brighton's ruined West Pier pavilion split in two by storm at www.bbc.com
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 14.9 ″ N , 0 ° 9 ′ 4 ″ W.