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The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. It was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1866. It was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England but has become increasingly derelict since its closure to the public in 1975.
A huge fire ripped through an historic hotel in Brighton on Saturday, 15 July. The blaze broke out at the 200-year-old Royal Albion Hotel close to the seafront and Brighton Palace Pier. Emergency ...
In 1866 the now derelict West Pier was built by Eugenius Birch; it met the seafront opposite Regency Square, very close to the hotel. The International Gun and Polo Club, founded by George Mashall in 1874, was based in the Bedford Hotel, though the grounds were located in Preston Village, Brighton, probably at Preston Park. [1]
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Pages in category "Pier fires" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1915 Ocean Park pier fire; 1924 Ocean Park pier fire; B. ... West Pier; Worthing Pier
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The West Pier (1863–66 by Eugenius Birch), dedicated entirely to leisure and promenading, was "one of the most important piers ever built"—but after its closure in 1975 it decayed, caught fire twice and is now a rusting hulk stranded in the sea.
To prepare the coastline against possible sea-borne invasion by German troops, the beaches were closed at 5.00 pm on 2 July 1940 and were mined and guarded with barbed wire. Both the Palace Pier and West Pier had sections of their decking removed to prevent their use as landing stages. The town was declared to be no longer a "safe area", and ...