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Eastbourne Pier is a seaside pleasure pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England.
The proposal for a pier was first mooted at the end of 1863, and highly favoured by the town’s major landowner, the seventh Duke of Devonshire. It was to have been 1000 feet in length and, at a cost of £12,000, would have been situated at the end of the town’s grandest avenue, Devonshire Place. However, the project was delayed and finally abandoned in favour of the present site at the junction of Grand and Marine Parades, thus creating the easterly end of what amounts to a shingle bay. The pier interrupts what would otherwise have been a ribbon development of buildings – to the west, high-class hotels, with modest family hotels and boarding houses to the east.
The Eastbourne Pier Company was registered in April 1865 with a capital of £15,000 and on 18 April 1866 work began. It was opened by Lord Edward Cavendish on 13 June 1870, although it was not actually completed until two years later. On New Year's Day 1877 the landward half was swept away in a storm. It was rebuilt at a higher level, creating a drop towards the end of the pier. The pier is effectively built on stilts that rest in cups on the sea-bed allowing the whole structure to move during rough weather. It is roughly 300 metres (1000 ft) long. A domed 400-seater pavilion was constructed at a cost of £250 at the seaward end in 1888. A 1000-seater theatre, bar, camera obscura and office suite replaced this in 1899/1901. At the same time, two saloons were built midway along the pier. The camera obscura fell into disuse in the 1960s but was restored in 2003 with a new stairway built to provide access.
Paddle steamers (such as the PS Brighton Queen and the PS Devonia) operated by P and A Campbell ran trips from the pier along the south coast and across the Channel to Boulogne from 1906 until the outbreak of the Second World War. These were resumed after the war, but the paddle steamers were gradually withdrawn from service. In 1957, the final season was operated by a motor vessel.
During the Second World War, part of the decking was removed and machine guns were installed in the theatre providing a useful point from which to repel any attempted enemy landings and a Bofors anti-aircraft gun was sited midway along the length of the pier In December 1942, an exploding mine caused considerable damage to the pier and nearby hotels; it had been tied to the stanchions by the local police, who were under the mistaken impression that it was fitted with a safety device. In 1943, a detachment of Royal Canadian Engineers fixed camouflage netting over the stanchions to conceal flotillas of small vessels, such as wooden assault landing craft. A George Medal and a British Empire Medal were awarded to two of the engineers who dived into the sea on 3 February 1943 to rescue a comrade who had fallen from a cableway which crossed a 30-foot gap in the structure.
Various traditional pier theatres were built over the years but after the last one was destroyed by fire in 1970, it was replaced by a nightclub and bar which remain to this day. On the landward half of the pier stands a fish and chip kiosk, an amusement arcade and a fast food outlet. Further out, as well as the club there is a cafe, a restaurant, a glassblower, a clothes shop and an ice cream shop. The tower at the end of the pier is often used as a viewing point during the annual air show.
In May 2009, the listed building status of the pier was upgraded from Grade II to Grade II*.
Six Piers Limited placed Eastbourne Pier up for sale in 2009, with an asking price of £5.5 million. The sale price included a tea room, two bars, an amusement arcade and a nightclub.
On 21 October 2015, Abid Gulzar, a local hotelier, bought the pier for an undisclosed price, although it is believed to be less than £5.5 million.
The pier suffered a fire on 30 July 2014 that ripped through a large amount of the central domed building. Sussex Police initially said that the fire was not to be treated suspiciously, though later the police said arson was suspected.
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service deployed up to 80 officers to tackle the blaze, which allegedly started in wood panelling in the walls of the games arcade. After fighting the fire through the night, fire officers eliminated the main hotspots and saved two thirds of the pier with the main arcade being the only large building affected. The outer pavilion was not reached by the fire, which came just two weeks before Eastbourne's largest tourist event on the seafront, the airshow Airbourne
A few days after the airshow, a workman on the pier fell through the destroyed part and died hours later.
The pier appears in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan" (although ostensibly, the story is located in Brighton) and in "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case". It was also featured in the 2001 film Last Orders and the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. The 2010 film Brighton Rock used Eastbourne Pier to stand in for Brighton's Palace Pier.
Eastbourne Town FC supporters club "Pier Pressure" are named in homage to the pier.
(Wikipedia)
Der Eastbourne Pier ist eine 300 m lange Seebrücke in der südenglischen Stadt Eastbourne in East Sussex.
Er wurde zwischen 1866 und 1872 von dem Architekten Eugenius Birch erbaut. Der Pier wurde am 13. Juni 1870 durch Lord Edward Cavendish eröffnet. In den folgenden Jahren wurden auf der Seebrücke stilvolle Aufbauten errichtet, die für Vergnügungsstätten, Cafés und Imbissstände genutzt wurden. Das am hinteren, seewärtigen Teil befindliche, aus der Zeit der Jahrhundertwende (1899–1901) stammende Gebäude mit Theater sowie einer Bar und einer Camera obscura brannte im Jahr 1970 ab. Nach dem Wiederaufbau des Gebäudes wurde es u. a. für einen Nachtclub genutzt. Die Camera obscura wurde im Jahr 2003 rekonstruiert und durch eine neue Treppe zugänglich gemacht. Die Anlage steht unter Denkmalschutz. Der Pier gehört der privaten Six Piers Ltd.
Am Nachmittag des 30. Julis 2014 brach gegen 15 Uhr Ortszeit ein Feuer in der „Blue Saloon“ genannten Haupthalle, die seit vielen Jahrzehnten als „Spielhalle“ mit „Slotmaschines“ und anderen Geräten diente, aus. Diese sowie einige kleinere Stände wurden durch den Brand zerstört. Der Pier konnte rechtzeitig evakuiert werden, so dass keine Personen verletzt wurden. Ca. 80 Feuerwehrleute des East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service aus Eastbourne und den umliegenden Städten sowie der Besatzungen der Lifeguard des Seebades und der Coastguard waren an dem Einsatz beteiligt, der bis in die späte Nacht dauerte. Dabei behinderten ein geringer Wasserdruck und die fortschreitende Ebbe die Löscharbeiten. Erst fast zwei Stunden nach Brandausbruch wurde ein Hublift zur Bekämpfung der Flammen von oben eingesetzt.
Die Zerstörungen betrafen ungefähr ein Drittel des gesamten Piers. Lediglich das Metallgerippe der Halle, z. T. mit durch die Hitzeeinwirkung stark verbogenen Trägern, blieb stehen. Der Eingangsbereich des Piers sowie der seewärtige hintere Teil mit dem Teesalon und dem großen runden Endgebäude mit der Diskothek „Atlantis“ blieben erhalten, waren danach aber nicht mehr zugänglich. Erste Instandsetzungsmaßnahmen führten dazu, dass der Pier seit Oktober 2014 wieder betreten werden kann; weitere Wiederaufbauarbeiten sind abgeschlossen.
Auch andere alte englische Seebrücken sind Bränden zum Opfer gefallen. Zum Beispiel brannte 2003 der etwa 150 Jahre alte West Pier in Brighton komplett ab.
In Southend-on-Sea (Grafschaft Essex) wurde 2005 die längste Vergnügungsseebrücke der Welt („Southend Pier“) bei einem Brand schwer beschädigt.
Die 1904 gebaute Seebrücke von Weston-super-Mare wurde 2008 ein Opfer der Flammen, wurde aber bis 2010 wieder aufgebaut.
Auch die 1872 errichtete Seebrücke in Hastings in East Sussex wurde im Oktober 2010 durch einen Brand fast vollständig zerstört. Die Wiedereröffnung ist für 2016 geplant.
(Wikipedia)
Our phone has been off for a week and the internet for three days. Thankfully the BT engineer eventually came to fix it. We felt sorry for him in the pouring rain up the telegraph pole!
Using lighting to make an engineer look like a rock star.
Strobist info: Back right and left 1600 wl with barn doors at 14/th power and 7 degree reflector pointed at the side of the head. Behind subject 11 degree reflector with 1600 wl. at 1/4 power pointed at back garage door.
Front right 1600 wl 1/4 power in 40 inch octabank point at face and body. Octabank is high and right pointed down at 45 degree angle. All fired with pocket wizards.
About 200 Canadian Army Reserve Combat Engineers and support personnel from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario were in Chilliwack and Cultus Lake for four days of training during Exercise Paladin Response 2012 from Dec. 27-30, 2012. The exercises included building and disassembling two different types of land bridges — medium girder bridges and Acrow bridges which are used to span gaps — plus medium rafts (aka medium floating bridges). After the bridges and rafts are constructed, the soldiers drive and transport military trucks across the structures. The main focus for the exercises is to be able to use these bridges and rafts for natural disasters here in Canada, although they can and have been used overseas. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
While changing trains at Rotkreuz earlier that morning, Tm 232 022 arrived to await a path south with this permanent way train. It is seen approaching Brunnen en route south some 90 minutes later.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers (#21) vs. the University of Southern Maine Huskies
January 27, 2018
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Soldiers assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1st Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), and elements of the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Casey, ROK, receive training prior to engaging in a simulated river crossing assault on the Imjin River, ROK, on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the rafts crew members are officers participating in accordance with the U.S. Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt James Mossman)(Released)
Unidentified GI of the 388th Engineer Pipeline Company with a small Korean boy, possibly a war orphan, probably in the port city of Mukho ("Muk-Ho-Gin"), 1952. Two GMC CCKW 2 and 1/2-ton army trucks of WWII vintage in the background.
Spc. William Cockerham, and engineer with the 721st Engineer Company, grades a portion of a convoy route that required improvements for Soldiers who train in conducting convoy operations through the South Post Area of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
Soldiers with 2nd platoon, 244th Engineer Company, Maryland Army National Guard, conduct repairs on the Leadership Reaction Course at Gunpowder Military Reservation in Glen Arm, Md., on Aug. 9, 2014. Renovating the LRC is one of several projects the 244th Engineers are working on right now. Others include repairing plumbing at the 5th Regiment Armory in Baltimore and installing acoustic paneling for the 229th Army Band in Parkville, Md. (Photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
The Snoqualmie Valley Railway in Snoqualmie, Washington. This short railway line is operated by the Northwest Railway Museum. Diesel switcher #4012 is an RS-4TC that was built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1954 for the U.S. Army. The museum purchased the locomotive in 2001.
The engineer is switching cars in the small yard near the Snoqualmie depot.
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On the History of the Giant Ferris Wheel:
The wheel turns also without the Steiners
The Ferris wheel was in 1896 planned by the British engineers Walter B. Basset and Harry Hitchins and built with 30 gondolas on a land leased by Gabor Steiner, the actual "Father of the Ferris wheel," on the Prater grounds. Executive chief engineer was Hubert Cecil Booth.
On June 25, 1897, the Wheel was first set in motion, however, it only turned half revolution so that the upper part could be brought down and there fully assembled. It was opened in 1897, a year before the celebration of the 50th jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph I. The official opening of the Ferris wheel was made on 3 July 1897, a hot summer day when the Viennese people the Prater site visited in large numbers. Very few, however, are likely to have been able to procure the eight guilders which at that time cost a ride on the Ferris wheel (an official at the time earned 30 guilders per month).
During the First World War, in 1916,the British owner of the Ferris wheel, Walter Basset, was expropriated and the attraction put up for auction. But there were no prospects, so the attraction remained in the possession of the city of Vienna which a prospective purchaser immediately gave a demolition permit.
Fig.: The Heroes' Square 1938 while Adolf Hitler proclaimed the "annexation" of Austria to Germany. See also video: tugraz.at/aeiou.film.mpg.
After the war and after the proclamation of the Republic of Austria, the Prater should be entertainment center again. In 1919 decided Eduard Steiner, just a namesake, not a relative of the landowner Gabor Steiner, to buy the complex. He had originally planned to dismantle the Ferris wheel, but then opted for the lease.
After the German invasion and the "annexation" of Austria to the "Great German Reich", the Giant Ferris Wheel in 1938 along with the entire property of Edward and Gabor Steiner was aryanized by the Nazis. During World War II the Giant Ferris Wheel was destroyed almost entirely by fire and bombs. 1944 it burned out. 1944 died also Gabor Steiner in Beverly Hills where he was able to escape from Nazi persecution. Eduard Steiner, the last legitimate owner before linearization, was deported and probably also in 1944 murdered in Auschwitz.
Because of fire damage only 15 of the 30 wagons were hooked again. The Ferris wheel with 15 wagons became a symbol of reconstruction.
Since 2002 is located at the Ferris wheel an exhibition hall called a "Panorama Museum" with eight replicas of wagons in which the history of the Vienna Prater is shown. Hardly mentioned is the history of the linearization and the fate of the Steiners. On the official website wienerriesenrad.com, opens, after all, though only after detours and a second click under the heading Panorama a popup where you can find out that the "price of the already in 1918 requested annexation" was high:
... "The Jewish community of Austria is almost completely destroyed, Gypsies, political opponents of the Nazis and loyal to the state Austrians are killed in Mauthausen concentration camp. It is the darkest hour of Austria.
The Ferris wheel is now in line with Nazi policy, without compensation to his previous owner, Eduard Steiner, taken away from him who was murdered in 1944 in the concentration camp, aryanized and managed by an NS Panel.
In the sixth year of the Nazi regime in Vienna the Giant Ferris Wheel burns out; a fire, which was felt by many Austrians as symbolic. After the demise of Austria and the murder and kidnapping of many of its inhabitants now even a symbol of Vienna threatened to perish "...
A text that is probably considered a success of 2005 by artist Martin Krenn designed action.
Zur Geschichte des Wiener Riesenrads:
Das Rad dreht sich auch ohne die Steiners
Das Riesenrad wurde 1896 von den englischen Ingenieuren Walter B. Basset und Harry Hitchins geplant und mit 30 Gondeln auf einem von Gabor Steiner, dem eigentlichen "Vater des Riesenrades", gepachteten Grundstück auf dem Prater-Gelände errichtet. Ausführender Chefkonstrukteur war Hubert Cecil Booth.
Am 25. Juni 1897 wurde das Rad erstmals in Bewegung gesetzt, allerdings führte es nur eine halbe Umdrehung aus, damit der obere Teil nach unten gebracht und fertig montiert werden konnte. Eröffnet wurde es 1897, ein Jahr vor der Feier des 50. Thronjubiläums Kaiser Franz Josephs I. Die offizielle Einweihung des Riesenrads erfolgte am 3. Juli 1897, einem heißen Sommertag, an dem die Wiener das Prater-Gelände in großer Zahl besuchten. Nur die wenigsten dürften allerdings in der Lage gewesen sein, die acht Gulden aufzubringen, die damals eine Fahrt mit dem Riesenrad kostete (ein Beamter verdiente damals 30 Gulden im Monat).
Während des Ersten Weltkrieges, im Jahre 1916, wurde der britische Eigentümer des Riesenrades, Walter Basset, enteignet und die Attraktion zur Versteigerung ausgeschrieben. Es fanden sich aber keine Interessenten, so dass die Attraktion im Besitz der Stadt Wien verblieb, die einem potentiellen Käufer gleich eine Abrissgenehmigung erteilte.
Abb.: Der Wiener Heldenplatz 1938, während Adolf Hitler den "Anschluss" Österreichs an Deutschland verkündet. Siehe auch Video: tugraz.at/aeiou.film.mpg.
Nach Kriegsende und nach Ausrufung der Republik Österreich sollte der Prater wieder Vergnügungszentrum werden. Im Jahre 1919 entschloss sich Eduard Steiner, nur ein Namensvetter, kein Verwandter des Grundstücksbesitzers Gabor Steiner, zum Kauf der Anlage. Ursprünglich hatte er geplant das Riesenrad abbauen zu lassen, entschied sich dann aber für die Verpachtung.
Nach dem Einmarsch der Deutschen und dem "Anschluss" Österreichs an das "Grossdeutsche Reich", wurde das Wiener Riesenrad 1938, zusammen mit dem gesamten Eigentum des Eduard als auch des Gabor Steiner von den Nationalsozialisten arisiert. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde das Wiener Riesenrad durch Feuer und Bomben fast gänzlich vernichtet. 1944 brannte es aus, 1944 starb auch Gabor Steiner in Beverly Hills, wohin er sich vor der NS-Verfolgung hatte retten können. Eduard Steiner, der letzte rechtmäßige Besitzer vor der Arisierung, wurde deportiert und, vermutlich ebenfalls 1944, im KZ Auschwitz ermordet.
Wegen der Brandschäden wurden nur noch 15 der 30 Waggons wieder eingehängt. Das Riesenrad mit 15 Waggons wurde ein Symbol des Wiederaufbaus.
Seit 2002 befindet sich beim Riesenrad eine "Panoramamuseum" genannte Ausstellungshalle mit acht nachgebauten Waggons, in denen die Geschichte des Wiener Praters dargestellt wird. Kaum erwähnt wird die Geschichte der Arisierung und das Schicksal der Steiners. Auf der offiziellen Website wienerriesenrad.com, öffnet sich immerhin, zwar erst nach Umwegen und einem zweiten Klick unter der Überschrift Panorama, ein PopUp auf dem man erfahren kann, dass der "Preis für den, bereits 1918 geforderten Anschluss" hoch war:
..."Die jüdische Gemeinde Österreichs wird nahezu vollständig vernichtet, Zigeuner, politische Gegner der Nazis und staatstreue Österreicher werden im KZ Mauthausen ermordet. Es ist die dunkelste Stunde Österreichs.
Das Riesenrad wird nun, im Sinne der NS-Politik, entschädigungslos seinem Vorbesitzer Eduard Steiner, der 1944 im KZ ermordet wurde, arisiert und von einem NS-Gremium verwaltet.
Im sechsten Jahr der NS-Herrschaft in Wien brennt das Wiener Riesenrad aus; - ein Brand, welcher von vielen Österreichern als symbolisch empfunden wurde. Nach dem Untergang Österreichs und der Ermordung und Verschleppung vieler seiner Einwohner drohte nun auch noch ein Symbol Wiens unterzugehen.."...
Ein Text, der wohl als Erfolg einer 2005 vom Künstler Martin Krenn entworfenen Aktion zu werten ist.
An engineers train races through the lights of Carlisle Station for Seaton Snook Jn routing via the Hexham line.
After the clouds blew by you could see some of the valley below.
I love looking down into the Valleys.
E.C. Hoare type postcard.
(3 July 1941 - Ottawa Journal newspaper) - Two Soldiers Face Picture Theft Charge PEMBROKE, Ont, Jul! 3. (Staff). Frank Eaton and Robert Duffin, both of the 10th Field Regiment, Petawawa Military Camp, have been charged with theft of about 23 pictures following investigation by local police of the disappearance of the pictures from E. C. Hoare's car Monday night. Mr. Hoare, of Pembroke, is employed by the Artona Studios to take pictures at the military camp.
Title: Girard Point Yard from Engineer's Side of Cab
Descriptive Information: hdl.handle.net/1813.001/20433423
Date: Ca. 1961
Photographer: Bartley, Edward J.
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
Image ID: 5003pb55f083
Collection: U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs (#5003 P)
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royal engineers rank slide and royal engineers TRF (tactical recognition flash) and 16th air assault badge and ISAF badge
This patch is used by the United States Army's 2nd Engineer Brigade.
Over the years this insignia has been used by several organizations:
Engineer Amphibious Command (1942-1944)
Engineer Special Brigades (1944-1947)
2nd Engineer Special Brigade (1947-1951)
Engineer Special Brigades (1951-1953)
Engineer Special Brigades and Amphibious Support Brigades (1953-1958)
Engineer Amphibious Support Commands (1958-62)
2nd Engineer Brigade (2011-current)
Early the next morning we hit Engineer Trail again. We wanted to see 'Oh" point and make the loop between Ouray, Lake City and Silverton.
Poughkeepsie Gulch would have to do without us. Still lots of water and clouds, but the trails were not congested.
Lots of cyclist were there.
Soldiers assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1st Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), and elements of the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Casey, ROK, are engaging in a simulated river crossing assault on the Imjin River, ROK, on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the rafts crew members are officers participating in accordance with the U.S. Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt James Mossman)(Released)
Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Two (MRTF-2) engineer, Captain Rodney Davis, with locals in Sorkh Lez in the Mirabad Valley, Southern Afghanistan.
One of the largest air mobile operations recently conducted in Oruzgan Province has been hailed a huge success. Involving the second rotation of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and other coalition forces, the air insertion was part of an overall operation to improve security in the province. The combined forces landed to the east of Tarin Kowt. Called Operation Baz Panje, meaning Falcon's Talon, it's a critical step in spreading the coalition's influence into the area and will involve building a new patrol base. Photo by Corporal Rachel Ingram Courtesy of Australian Government Department of Defence
Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from the 253rd Engineer Company (Sapper) hitched a ride with the New Hampshire Air Guard to Puerto Rico this year for annual training. Nearly 50 Citizen Soldiers from the La Plata, Md., based unit along with eight soldiers from Bosnia and Herzegovina flew to Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center July 13-27. While there, they trained side-by-side with the 1013th Engineer Company (Sapper) and the 232nd Dive Team from Puerto Rico. The Maryland and Puerto Rican Citizen Soldiers shared best practices, experiences, and lessons learned with each other during the two-week AT.