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Such a pity it will be lost forever...still makes a lovey image though. Pam
Quote:Brighton Old Pier
It's actually "The West Pier".
Thank Jester.
As a child, years ago, during unusually long "spring tides", my Mother and I used to walk out from the beach, right around the end of this pier and back up on to the beach next door.
I don't know if that's still possible; even if the tides still allow it, there's so much wreckage around and below the pier that I doubt that it would still be a realist proposition.
During the 1980s a scuba diving friend of mine used to quite regularly dive on this. He reckoned that, even then, that the uprights supporting it, which are made of cast iron, were worn down by tides and erosion to about the thickness of a man's wrist.
It's a wonder that it's still standing. In fact, if the superstructure hadn't been burned down/fallen into the sea, its additional weight might well have toppled it a long time ago.
It's saddening to see it like this. I can remember it as it was.
I don't know if that's still possible; even if the tides still allow it, there's so much wreckage around and below the pier that I doubt that it would still be a realist proposition.
During the 1980s a scuba diving friend of mine used to quite regularly dive on this. He reckoned that, even then, that the uprights supporting it, which are made of cast iron, were worn down by tides and erosion to about the thickness of a man's wrist.
It's a wonder that it's still standing. In fact, if the superstructure hadn't been burned down/fallen into the sea, its additional weight might well have toppled it a long time ago.
It's saddening to see it like this. I can remember it as it was.
How lovely to hear a bit of the Old Pier’s history! Today, most of us really only know this structure as a great photo opportunitiy - or as a roost for thousands of starlings! I know it will eventually succumb to the seas and the weather, so I guess we’ll just have to “enjoy” it while it lasts!
