Brighton's West Pier is lost forever
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hiraethified
You can be philosophical about it if you like, but I'd very much like to see this beautiful structure restored. I'd imagine quite a few people in Brighton would too.
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hiraethified
It had been awarded a £14.2m grant before the arson attacks.Could it be 'restored' or would it have to be totally rebuilt? If totally rebuilt is that spot the best for a pier? I would assume that if it was a functioning pier the money would come from private investment rather than public purse sadly
A forward-looking restoration project would bring employment to the area and - if they get it right - increase tourism.
What happened to the money? I assume the £14.2m could not deal with the work now needed?
Big if that ^
5t3IIa
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It's an unsalvaegable wreck. It was before it burnt down x2. There were grave doubts about Bton & Hove's integrity at the time. Dunno about about now lol.
Make it pretty for the tourists! Spend spend spend!
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hiraethified
The tourist trade created modern Brighton and it still forms a large part of the city's economy, so why not invest in making the place more attractive?It's an unsalvaegable wreck. It was before it burnt down x2. There were grave doubts about Bton & Hove's integrity at the time. Dunno about about now lol.
Make it pretty for the tourists! Spend spend spend!
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Because the Noble family will set fire to anything that competes with their tawdry Palace Pier?
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abstract1
shitting miracles
Some nice photos! 
It's a very photogenic landmark and I rather like it how it is, despite its decrepit state - in the 4.5 years we've lived here, we've grown very fond of it as a landmark, along with the starlings. It was particularly enjoyable when we had the 'super moon' last year - loads of people gravitated towards the west pier, enjoying the revelation of sand on the beach, and it generated an energy of its own....
this is the West Pier Trust website:
http://www.westpier.co.uk/
it includes information about the i360 which was originally planned for this year - apparently it was due to be completed by this summer but there's no sign of it so I'm not sure what's going on with it tbh. I'm struggling to visualise the i360, and given I'm a bit of a joyless cunt at times, I'm tempted to assume the worst, however, the Brighton Eye isn't as bad as I thought it would be, so what do I know?
There is also this, from the above site:
Local Development Interest in the Pier
to deliver the i360 with its partners as we strongly believe that a new pier could not be viable without the i360. In the meantime we are always pleased to talk to people with solid, funded proposals for the pier and on that basis opened discussions with Mr Holland. We asked Mr Holland to provide very basic details of his proposed scheme including statements on design, activities and funding. As a charity with objects and legal responsibilities the Trust could hardly be expected to give Mr Holland carte blanche. In fact it is hard to imagine how any organisation would be prepared to accept a proposal for its site without knowing anything about it. He was not prepared to provide the Trust with this information
and instead decided to withdraw his interest. The manner in which this was reported in the media could give the impression that the Trust was not willing to work with Mr Holland. That is not the case at all. We would have been very keen to do so had really practicable proposals been put to us.
I have no idea what Mr Holland had/has planned, however, I assume that anyone who is prepared to throw money at the West Pier wants more control over what happens to it than the West Pier Trust are prepared to let them have, and I'm inclined to place my trust in The..Trust......
we shall see!
The West Pier Trust were selling off pieces of the West Pier as various intervals over the last 2 years, to raise funds for ongoing information/education resources/work - we brought a fantastic piece last summer and are well chuffed to have it in our garden now - however, getting it here was a bit of a fucking mission tbf 
It's a very photogenic landmark and I rather like it how it is, despite its decrepit state - in the 4.5 years we've lived here, we've grown very fond of it as a landmark, along with the starlings. It was particularly enjoyable when we had the 'super moon' last year - loads of people gravitated towards the west pier, enjoying the revelation of sand on the beach, and it generated an energy of its own....this is the West Pier Trust website:
http://www.westpier.co.uk/
it includes information about the i360 which was originally planned for this year - apparently it was due to be completed by this summer but there's no sign of it so I'm not sure what's going on with it tbh. I'm struggling to visualise the i360, and given I'm a bit of a joyless cunt at times, I'm tempted to assume the worst, however, the Brighton Eye isn't as bad as I thought it would be, so what do I know?
There is also this, from the above site:
Local Development Interest in the Pier
March 29, 2012 by rachel
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Recently a Brighton property developer, Mike Holland, expressed interest in rebuilding the pier. It’s well known that the Trust’s first priority isto deliver the i360 with its partners as we strongly believe that a new pier could not be viable without the i360. In the meantime we are always pleased to talk to people with solid, funded proposals for the pier and on that basis opened discussions with Mr Holland. We asked Mr Holland to provide very basic details of his proposed scheme including statements on design, activities and funding. As a charity with objects and legal responsibilities the Trust could hardly be expected to give Mr Holland carte blanche. In fact it is hard to imagine how any organisation would be prepared to accept a proposal for its site without knowing anything about it. He was not prepared to provide the Trust with this information
and instead decided to withdraw his interest. The manner in which this was reported in the media could give the impression that the Trust was not willing to work with Mr Holland. That is not the case at all. We would have been very keen to do so had really practicable proposals been put to us.
I have no idea what Mr Holland had/has planned, however, I assume that anyone who is prepared to throw money at the West Pier wants more control over what happens to it than the West Pier Trust are prepared to let them have, and I'm inclined to place my trust in The..Trust......
we shall see!
The West Pier Trust were selling off pieces of the West Pier as various intervals over the last 2 years, to raise funds for ongoing information/education resources/work - we brought a fantastic piece last summer and are well chuffed to have it in our garden now - however, getting it here was a bit of a fucking mission tbf
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
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hiraethified
Another big chunk has fallen off. Really sad.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10987392.Large_chunk_of_Brighton_s_West_Pier_falls_victim_to_the_sea/
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10987392.Large_chunk_of_Brighton_s_West_Pier_falls_victim_to_the_sea/
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hiraethified
It's looking in a terrible state
More pics from last weekend here: http://www.urban75.org/blog/brightons-west-pier-in-2014-victorian-elegance-rusts-into-the-sea/
More pics from last weekend here: http://www.urban75.org/blog/brightons-west-pier-in-2014-victorian-elegance-rusts-into-the-sea/
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hiraethified
It's so sad. Here's some pics from this week:
http://www.urban75.org/blog/brightons-derelict-west-pier-in-the-winter-sun-and-storms-in-photos/
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Surely the Centaur in the pic has got to be one of the suspects?
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hiraethified
Some recent pics:
More: Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
More: Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
heinous seamus
Perfect in an empty room
I did a wee sketch of the pier while I was on holiday earlier this month:
T & P
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NiceI did a wee sketch of the pier while I was on holiday earlier this month:
What did you think of the huge observation tower currently being build by the West Pier? Admittedly it's not finished and the pod itself is still missing, but the massive mast looked completely out of place and also ugly as fuck...
heinous seamus
Perfect in an empty room
Nice
What did you think of the huge observation tower currently being build by the West Pier? Admittedly it's not finished and the pod itself is still missing, but the massive mast looked completely out of place and also ugly as fuck...
I thought the exact same as you
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Nice
What did you think of the huge observation tower currently being build by the West Pier? Admittedly it's not finished and the pod itself is still missing, but the massive mast looked completely out of place and also ugly as fuck...
I was down there last week - it completely juts out of the skyline, and visible from fucking everywhere - no architecture, just s shitty spindly column that will soon be 'upgraded' to a shitty posh fairground ride.
Really made you appreciate just how uncluttered the Brighton skyline was - Even Sussex Heights (I think that's it - 'the tall one?') had the appeal of genuinely being a good/useful housing function. I bet developers will be rubbing their hands at the prospect of new towerblocks now they'll relax the restriction on tall buildings.
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