Weston-Super-Mare pier burns down, gets rebuilt

[editor]

The other pier in weston - Birnbeck pier - has just partially collapsed:

That sucks. I'd not heard of it before so looked it up. Has to be said it did look a bit rickety, judging by this photo.

I hope it's fixed up soon and a decent future for it sorted out.

Today, the pier is still home to the Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station. Since its closure ownership has passed hands many times and it has been subject to a series of proposals for its redevelopment which have all proved fruitless. The pier remains in a largely derelict state.

Birnbeck Pier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[butchersapron]

That lifeboat station is the busiest in the channel as well.

I think the abiove pic is of west jetty rather than the pier - the actual pier is running from where the pic is taken to the island, and the lifeboat slipway on the other side

 

[butchersapron]

Also, surprised you'd never heard if it - used to be where people piling over from south wales on dry sundays used to disembark.

 

[laptop]

Also, surprised you'd never heard if it - used to be where people piling over from south wales on dry sundays used to disembark.

A clue I feel.

 

[phildwyer]

That lifeboat station is the busiest in the channel as well.

It's the busiest on the English side.

 

[StoneRoad]

And, IIRC, the RNLI have left the pier station, as the walkway to it was getting well past it's best.

Several quite prominent people have said they would support the restoration of Birnbeck Pier, so perhaps they ought to get involved with Urban Splash ie help with funding and finally make something happen, before it is too late.

 

[butchersapron]

And, IIRC, the RNLI have left the pier station, as the walkway to it was getting well past it's best.

Several quite prominent people have said they would support the restoration of Birnbeck Pier, so perhaps they ought to get involved with Urban Splash ie help with funding and finally make something happen, before it is too late.

Nope - a new walkway was even put in to help them. And fuck urban splash.

 

[StoneRoad]

They left the pier in 2014 ...

http://www.wsmrnliappeal.co.uk/?p=824

and may have a new station soon ...

http://www.wsmrnliappeal.co.uk/?p=1127

 

[butchersapron]

They left the pier in 2014 ...

http://www.wsmrnliappeal.co.uk/?p=824

and may have a new station soon ...

http://www.wsmrnliappeal.co.uk/?p=1127

You're right, they're not operating off there now - my mistake.

 

[StoneRoad]

OK, butchersapron - I fund raise for the RNLI, so have to try and keep up with what is happening -

Actually, I wish they were - it has better access to deeper water for launching - and it might add push to shove for potential restoration / revamping the pier.

BTW - weston crew were helping with the rescues in the last couple of flood events

 

[butchersapron]

Little bit of an update - the council have began a Compulsory Purchase Process due to the owners not doing mandated repair and maintenance work and the plan is to pass ownership onto the RNLI with the intention of re-opening as a active lifeboat station.

edit: to be clear, this is Birnbeck.