lincs seagull
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Just heard that the west pier has gone completly .
might as well spend the lottery on the main attraction to Brighton falmer
might as well spend the lottery on the main attraction to Brighton falmer
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west pier gone
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Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
no , most the actual linings gone
the actual pier (boardwalk) is still there
or so i heard!
the actual pier (boardwalk) is still there
or so i heard!
lincs seagull
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Juice radio have just said that its gone completly now after having bits fly off everywhere.
is it a bit windy down there at the mo?
is it a bit windy down there at the mo?
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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yeh its very windy, narrowly avoided a flying branch today
aftershavedave
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such a shame. makes my blood boil to think what we've let happen to the pier
MRRF 10
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is the story online anywhere?Lolly
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MRRF 10
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Lolly said:
Lush
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At the risk of re-opening the debate, I have to say that I'm glad it's gone. I couldn't bear to think of millions of pounds being spent on something that no-one would bother going to ie another Victorian pier, away from the main station-sea drag. If they had come up with something new and exciting that would have been fine.
A shame that the crooks in charge of the Palace Pier will have won though.
A shame that the crooks in charge of the Palace Pier will have won though.
Hunting 784561
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- Jul 8, 2003
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What happened to Ken Bodfish's promise to resolve this after the first collapse nearly 18 months ago.
Nothing.
Nothing.
¡Cereal Killer!
Whale Oil Beef Hooked
CHEERIO! CHEERIO! CHEERIO!
Who give a feck about that stuipid eyesore! Look to the future is what I say, not the ugly past!
Who give a feck about that stuipid eyesore! Look to the future is what I say, not the ugly past!
Robot Chicken
Seriously?
The pier would've rejuvenated that part of the seafront, moving the tourist area to the west. With the idea of a tram link to the marina it would have been terrific.
Shame on Brighton and Hove Council and the Lottery fund
Shame on Brighton and Hove Council and the Lottery fund
CAFC Matt
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So much for keeping Brighton's heritage.
NMH
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Cereal Killer said:
Agreed. It had its' time, it WAS a historic structure and now it's time to demolish it.
Loved it back then, but that was then and this is now.
Let's stop stringing it out like a bad marriage, and divorce it asap.
christ. they should have resolved this in the 70s! it shut in 1975. had the council taken it over then, how much would have it cost? a huge fraction of what it was estimated at during the end of the 90s.
Its gone now it seems, well ever since December 2002 storms really, but it was a real shame then. Even up to then, in its derelict state, it was a powerful image, envoking so many different thoughts. It should be a warning to Brightoners, thats what happens if Crooks and NIMBYs win
I'm not just talking about the football club, but all other developments around brighton, e.g: king alfred
Its gone now it seems, well ever since December 2002 storms really, but it was a real shame then. Even up to then, in its derelict state, it was a powerful image, envoking so many different thoughts. It should be a warning to Brightoners, thats what happens if Crooks and NIMBYs win
I'm not just talking about the football club, but all other developments around brighton, e.g: king alfred
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Lush said:
Agree with you on both counts Lush. I seriously don't believe it was ever going to end up being restored, either to it's former glory or as a new development. It was becoming a bit of an embarassment to the town.
Lush
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If we don't get a YES from Prescott by the Labour Party Conference at the end of Sept, I vote we go down and cover what's left of it in Falmer Banners.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I remember going on it when smaller but if you don't look after things by the sea the elements will have their say.
Sad loss but inevitable given the clear lack of agreement on a way forward.
Sad loss but inevitable given the clear lack of agreement on a way forward.
Skaville
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If you ask me, the eyesore is that tacky piece of chav shite known as the Brighton Pier (or more appropriately, the Palace Pier).
The West Pier was a beautiful structure that could have been rebuilt with a touch of class. Serious mismanagment has deprived the town of the only grade 1 listed pier in the world.
This building is WORLD famous. I was in Australia when it first started falling into the sea and it made the six o'clock news over there. What a waste.
The West Pier was a beautiful structure that could have been rebuilt with a touch of class. Serious mismanagment has deprived the town of the only grade 1 listed pier in the world.
This building is WORLD famous. I was in Australia when it first started falling into the sea and it made the six o'clock news over there. What a waste.