Birnbeck Island
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Birnbeck Island is a small tidal island off Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, best known for its historic Victorian pier and former pleasure complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birnbeck Island canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pier
ⓘ
tidal island ⓘ |
| access | via Birnbeck Pier ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| condition |
derelict
ⓘ
partly derelict ⓘ |
| connectsWith | mainland at Weston-super-Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| designer | Eugenius Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfDevelopment | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
rocky coastline
ⓘ
tidal causeway at low tide ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Birnbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
RNLI lifeboat station site
ⓘ
military use during World War II ⓘ |
| hasLifeboatStation | Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Birnbeck Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
pleasure resort
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Flat Holm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steep Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh coast across Bristol Channel ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
Grade II* listed structure (pier) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Victorian pier
ⓘ
former pleasure complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset ⓘ Somerset ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Weston-super-Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston-super-Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Birnbeck Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birnbeck Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | iron ⓘ |
| near |
Weston Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worlebury Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal National Lifeboat Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned ⓘ |
| partOf | coast of Somerset ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amusement rides (historically)
ⓘ
boating excursions (historically) ⓘ cafés and entertainment venues (historically) ⓘ |
| waterBody | Bristol Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.