Hastings Pier
Damage at the seaward end of Hastings Pier - the structure crumbling to the sea, and a banner flapping in the wind.
Hastings Pier was built in 1872, designed by Eugenius Birch.
Seen as an innovative Victorian design, the structure reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, but continued to serve as a music and entertainment venue through the 1960s and up to the 1990s.
The pier was damaged in 1990 following a storm, and closed in 2006 after being deemed unsafe by the local council. In 2010 the pier was destroyed by a fire and has lain dormant ever since, in spit of local attempts to raise the money to rebuild and reopen.
The pier is a sorry sight now, structurally unsound and closed off to public access. The ironwork continues to rust and be claimed by the sea. The structures left on the pier continue to be battered by the elements. The overall impression is of decay and dereliction.
Hastings Pier
Damage at the seaward end of Hastings Pier - the structure crumbling to the sea, and a banner flapping in the wind.
Hastings Pier was built in 1872, designed by Eugenius Birch.
Seen as an innovative Victorian design, the structure reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, but continued to serve as a music and entertainment venue through the 1960s and up to the 1990s.
The pier was damaged in 1990 following a storm, and closed in 2006 after being deemed unsafe by the local council. In 2010 the pier was destroyed by a fire and has lain dormant ever since, in spit of local attempts to raise the money to rebuild and reopen.
The pier is a sorry sight now, structurally unsound and closed off to public access. The ironwork continues to rust and be claimed by the sea. The structures left on the pier continue to be battered by the elements. The overall impression is of decay and dereliction.