Royal Suspension Chain Pier
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The Royal Suspension Chain Pier was the first major pier built in Brighton, England. Opened on 25 November 1823, it was destroyed during a storm on 4 December 1896.
A postcard of the pier
Oak foundation piles of the Royal Suspension Chain Pier Brighton and Brighton Pier in the background in 2010.
A photochrom of Brighton Aquarium with the pier in the background, originally photographed around 1890
Brighton beach with the Chain Pier in the background. By John Constable c.1824
West Pier
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The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. It was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1866. It was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England but has become increasingly derelict since its closure to the public in 1975. As of 2024 only a partial metal framework remains.
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.