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Oh Dear! No Pier!...

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venue:   West Pier & i360
review date:   Sunday, 29 December 2002
photos & words by:   Sam Milford

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'It's sad that the pier's collapsing... but that bit'll make a lovely coffee table...'
 
Night vigil... this lot were already in place when we arrived with the camera at dawn.
 
 
 
 
"It's sad that the pier's collapsing... but that bit'll make a lovely coffee table..."
 
Night vigil... this lot were already in place when we arrived with the camera at dawn.
     
 
Wilma wonders why the tour-leader is over an hour late.
 
Late 1990s... the main section of pier was completely detatched from land, and a new temporary bridging section was built.
 
1992 (or thereabouts?)... the West Pier tours allowed complete access to the pier. We were even allowed upstairs into the old theatre structure.
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Wilma wonders why the tour-leader is over an hour late.
 
Late 1990s... the main section of pier was completely detatched from land, and a new temporary bridg...
 
1992 (or thereabouts?)... the West Pier tours allowed complete access to the pier. We were even allo...
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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more photos...

That's all, folks.

That's all, folks.
The curtains close on the the West Pier's final performance. With a last pyrotechnic sigh, smouldering wet ash filled the air and what little was left of the pier fell into the swirling sea. That's all, folks.
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