The irony is that no “popular” commercial activity on the Pier was allowed before the fire occurred which effectively ended any hopes that it could have been preserved. The Pier may still have been doomed, but no commercial activity basically meant no investor was going to fund its restoration without hope of getting some return on its money. Then the cigarette is proposed as a commercial activity on a woefully optimistic business plan and look where we are now….
Interesting. Why was no commercial activity allowed? Because the activities were part of the piers Grade I listing and wasn't to be "business as usual" if it disappeared, and thus the motivation to restore would decrease? Or why else?
Perhaps, but there has to be a balance and a degree of realism. By sticking to the “you are not doing that” approach, it led to further decline, no hope of any commercial investment and its current state. If you think about it, even the Victorians had their own commercial attractions on the Pier in its heyday.
Yeah this usually happens to the Albion Hotel on Brighton seafront once every 5-10 years.
Burning down the West Pier was a very Noble idea (you won't get the reference but many will).
Thanks I was wondering about this. Do we have to wait until we get a cancellation email though, or can we make the claim and let the bank work it out?
Contact your cc provider or bank by phone. Tell them that you paid for a service that was not provided. They may/should then put the payment on hold whilst they investigate the matter and will probably also send you a form to fill out and return.it may take a few weeks though to fully sort itself out.
Yes Brighton has had a number of mysterious development fires in the past, e,g, The Bedford Hotel, and some say Hove Town Hall. But the arson attack on the West Pier was to prevent it being restored and thereby providing competition for the Palace Pier. The i360 scheme did not materialise until several years later.
So depressing, the West Pier could have been a different and lovely attraction and nothing like the Palace Pier. The Palace Pier is full of sugar and tat. The West Pier could have been a lovely venue for events, dining and entertainment.
Maybe 9 staff and 100 people on the books on zero hours contracts who mainly did zero hours.
Not really. Ticket office staff, onboard staff plus 100 managers
I imagine they had a lot of part time staff. Probably a good job for a uni/college student etc
Allegedly
