One from around 4 decades ago:
….and here it is a few years ago:
Linked to One Word Sunday at Debbie’s here
Pier
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I think it is a great shame that pier was never rebuilt. We lost a big part of Brighton’s heritage in that fire.
Best wishes, Pete.
I rather think so, Pete….but in the intervening years, we have lost many more…
Sad to say I think they are ‘Insurance jobs’, Sue.
Yes, indeed
I like your photos for piers. Both are fantastic 😀
Ah, thank you, Cee…..I had forgotten the first one until a few years ago, when I was sorting some slides.
Considering just how popular piers once were…and that seaside resorts are still a magnet for many… I am surprised that piers are not maintained or even rebuilt. I still love a walk along a pier (walking on water 😀).
Yes, but if there is arson, for example, will the insurers pay out?
But that can apply to any leisure facility, on land or attached to the land. I just think it a shame that such established icons are not replaced. Thankfully we still have some very successful piers.
Yes
I was in Brighton 45 years ago and that pier was one of my favourites in the whole wide world. I never knew it burnt down – so much magic and heritage lost. Although last year a high wind storm combined with a King Tide took out three historical piers in Vancouver – nothing as fancy as Brighton’s but they too are not being replaced. So sad…
Very sad when these piers are lost
That’s so sad!
Yep!
Great take on, Sue. The last image is amazing!
Thanks, Amy…I was pleased with that one
Oh, my. I thought it might be Brighton but what a shame!
Indeed….the West pier is now all but gone…since I took that last image, more has gone
I find it interesting how many piers there are/were in the south-east. I had no idea. None in Cornwall that I would consider a proper pier. Just quays and jetties.
I should have gone hunting for more whilst I was fit and able…. And apropos Cornwall , I should think piers weren’t built there because of th more rugged coastline and wilder seas?
I imagine so, I think the closest proper pier was in Torbay, Devon
Yes, you’ve triggered my memory – as a child I went on that pier!
Excellent pier post Sue. I never saw the west pier standing so you’ve filled a gap for me.
Thanks, Debbie…that was taken a long time ago
Love piers and these are beautiful photos of them, I agree with the others, what a shame that they are lost
Pleased you like these images, Ritva!
This seems such a very English scene. I’ve never been on built up pier like that. So I can’t really say much about it. The old version seems very impressive but as far as photos go, I definitely prefer the newer version.
Oh, well the recent image is minimalist and stark….quite effective from a photographic POV