Eugenius Birch
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Eugenius Birch was a 19th-century English seaside architect, civil engineer and noted builder of promenade-piers and two large aquaria.
The Grade II*-listed Eastbourne Pier, designed in 1870 by Eugenius Birch.
Skaters on the recently opened terrace above the Brighton Aquarium, 5 March 1877 © Regency Society of Brighton
West Pier
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The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. Designed by Eugenius Birch and opening in 1866, the West End Pier, as it was originally known, was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England b
Eugenius Birch
…attempts at demolition. The Margate pier led to a series of new commissions, which eventually ran to 14 piers in total, the most famous of which is the West Pier, Brighton. On top of this he designed the piled Royal Netley Hospital pier. His effect on pier construction techniques can be measured in the fact that, from…
Remains of the West Pier in 2018
The opening of West Pier in 1866 from the Illustrated London News.
West Pier circa 1900. By this time a central bandstand and full-length weather screens had been added. A pavilion had opened in 1893.
The West Pier circa 1920. The pier had gained a new concert hall in 1916, and attracted 2 million visitors between 1918 and 1919.