West Pier RIP

Going out in a blaze of glory..

[hayluke]

Bit of a local topic this one but I'm really sad to see it go. One of the oldest peirs in the world with a tremendous history:

[bbc.co.uk...]

Brighton's West Pier 1893 - 2003 RIP :(

[limbo]

I remember my first trip to the Pier when 'I were a lad'. I had a 99 flake and felt Ill after riding the helter skelter too many times.

A beautiful piece of british heritage lost - a real shame :(

[hayluke]

You're probably thinking of the other pier. Palace pier's the main amusment pier, that caught fire a couple of months back but is ok now!

[Crazy_Fool]

the west pier trust people must be absolutely gutted. they've had funding allocated for restoration for several years but legal problems got in the way. despite the partial collapse in december and the loss of one building, the trust were determined to continue with restoration. they got planning permission only last month and now they've lost the other building. news reports suggest they're determined to continue the restoration ... of nothing ...
[westpier-trust.demon.co.uk...]