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  2. List of piers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Brighton Palace Pier at dusk This is a list of extant and former coastal piers in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man and piers on the river Thames. Coastal piers England Name Place Ceremonial county Opened Length Pier of the Year Listed grade Description Image Central Pier Blackpool Lancashire 30 May 1868 1,118 feet (341 m) Originally 1,518 feet (463 m) long. South Pier Blackpool Lancashire 31 ...

  3. Southend Pier - Wikipedia

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    Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles (2.14 km) into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. [2] The bill to build the new pier, to replace a previous timber jetty, received royal assent as the Southend Pier Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c.

  4. List of piers - Wikipedia

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    The pier in Płock at Vistula River in Poland Sopot, Poland. The longest wooden pier in Europe - 450 metres from bank, 650 whole. Gdańsk Brzeźno; Gdynia Orłowo Pier; Jurata Pier (the part of the town of Jastarnia) Kołobrzeg Pier; Międzyzdroje Pier; Płock Pier; Puck; Sopot Pier - the longest wooden pier in Europe; Miedwie

  5. Mulberry harbours - Wikipedia

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    "Mulberry" and the names of all the beaches were words appearing in the Daily Telegraph crossword puzzle in the month prior to the invasion. The crossword compilers, Melville Jones [51] and Leonard Dawe, were questioned by MI5, which determined the appearance of the words was innocent. Over 60 years later, a former student reported that Dawe ...

  6. Pier (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Pier or PIER may also refer to: People with the name. Pier (given name) Ford Pier (born 1970), Canadian singer-songwriter; Harriet Hamilton Pier (1872–1943 ...

  7. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A support sculpted in the form of a man, which may take the place of a column, a pier or a pilaster. Atrium (plural: atria) The inner court of a Roman house; in a multi-story building, a toplit covered court rising through all stories. Attic A small top story within a roof above the uppermost ceiling.

  8. Pier (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers.

  9. Brighton - Wikipedia

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    Brighton (/ ˈ b r aɪ t ən / ⓘ BRY-tən) is a seaside resort in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, 47 miles (76 km) south of London. [1] Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods.