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Brighton Pier Architecture

Photograph of key Maritime Building in Southeast England – English Seaside Structure

6 Feb 2010

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Pier building – scanned photo from 1997 by isabelle lomholt:

The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England. It is generally known as the Palace Pier for short, but has been informally renamed Brighton Pier since 2000 by its owners.
Source: Wikipedia

Address: Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1TW

Opened: May 1899

Phone: 01273 609361

Work began on the Palace Pier in 1891, the inaugural ceremony for laying of the first pile was held on 7 November 1891, overseen by Mayor Samuel Henry Soper. The pier opened in May 1899 after costing a record £27,000 to build. This was Brighton’s third pier. A condition to be met by its builders, in exchange for permission to build, was that the first, the Royal Suspension Chain Pier of 1823, which had fallen into a state of disrepair, was to be demolished. They were saved this task by a storm which largely destroyed the Chain Pier.

A concert hall opened two years later, and by 1911 this had become a theatre.

During World War II the pier was closed and some decking removed as a security precaution.

Summer shows with stars such as Dick Emery, Tommy Trinder and Doris and Elsie Waters were held in the theatre until the 1970s.

During a storm in 1973, a 70-ton barge moored at the pier’s landing stage broke loose and began to damage the pier head, particularly the theatre. Despite fears that the pier would be destroyed, the storm eased and the barge was removed. The damaged theatre was never used again.

In 1986 the theatre was removed, on the understanding that it would be replaced. This has not happened, and the present seaward end building looks fairly modern in comparison with the rest of the structure, supporting a domed amusement arcade and several fairground rides, including several thrill rides, children’s rides and roller coasters.

A bomb planted by the IRA near the pier in 1994 was defused by a controlled explosion.

Location: Brighton, England, UK

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Brighton’s West Pier : A Phoenix from the Ashes

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In April 2009, F10 Studios were approached by Brighton’s West Pier Trust to graphically restore the pier and provide visualisations that illustrated the pier in its heyday.
Brighton West Pier