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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 .
The Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in the English city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It runs for 1.25 miles (2.0 km) along the 1.34-mile (2.16 km) length of Southend Pier , providing public passenger transport from the shore to the pier head.
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025.
Extreme fire behavior, including "short and long-range spotting," continues to challenge firefighting efforts, Cal Fire said in an incident update Wednesday. The fire was listed as "0%" contained.
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The city is one of the most densely populated places in the country outside of London. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier, [2] while London Southend Airport is located to the north of the city centre. Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few fishermen's huts and farm at the southern end of the village of ...