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
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.
Brighton i360
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Brighton i360 is a 162-metre moving observation tower on the seafront of Brighton, East Sussex, England, at the landward end of the remains of the West Pier. The tower opened on 4 August 2016. From th
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…of the remaining structure, leading to English Heritage declaring it beyond repair. Some structured demolition took place in 2010 to make way for the i360 observation tower; further structural damage from storms has occurred since. The West Pier Trust owns the remains and has proposed various renovation…
View of the i360 from King's Road in 2018
Under construction behind boarding, June 2015
Passengers preparing to enter the i360 pod
Interior of the i360 pod