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Burnham Pier is a pleasure pier in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, England. Built in 1914, it measures 37 metres (121 ft) in length and has been described as the shortest pier in the United Kingdom. Built in 1914, it measures 37 metres (121 ft) in length and has been described as the shortest pier in the United Kingdom.
The pier retains its railway lines under a surface coating of concrete. [31] The concrete pier, built in 1911–1914, [32] is claimed to be the shortest pier in Britain. However it is merely a beach pavilion, and is thus discounted by many pier experts. [33] In 2008, it was rated amongst the top five piers in Britain by the Daily Express. [34]
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 ...
Piers in England Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) ...
The 2008 Fleetwood Pier fire began during the early hours of 9 September 2008 and resulted in the pier's destruction. The fire was reported to the emergency services at 4:30am after a member of the public saw smoke rising from one of the buildings, and firefighters from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene. However, the pier ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Piers in London" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 ...
Birnbeck Pier, also known as the 'Old Pier', is a pier situated on the Bristol Channel in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, approximately 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Bristol. It is the only pier in the country which links the mainland to an island, linking to Birnbeck Island , a 1.2-hectare (3-acre) rocky island just to the west of ...
Piers in England (16 C, 1 P) Piers in the Isle of Man (2 P) ... Pages in category "Piers in the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 ...