West Pier (ruins)
E891911
West Pier (ruins) is the skeletal remains of a once-grand 19th-century pleasure pier on Brighton’s seafront, now a famous and haunting coastal landmark.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal landmark
ⓘ
pier ruins ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
iron
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| fireEventDate |
March 2003
ⓘ
May 2003 ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
haunting
ⓘ
romantic decay ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
ruined
ⓘ
skeletal remains ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
iconic coastal silhouette
ⓘ
subject of paintings and photographs ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
burnt-out superstructure
ⓘ
iron framework ⓘ isolated offshore structure ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Brighton Palace Pier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brighton beach NERFINISHED ⓘ i360 observation tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed structure ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy |
boat (visually only)
ⓘ
shoreline viewing ⓘ |
| isNear | i360 observation tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPhotographedFor |
artistic photography
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| isRemnantOf | West Pier pleasure pier ⓘ |
| isSymbolOf |
Brighton seafront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian seaside heritage ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Brighton Palace Pier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brighton beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brighton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brighton and Hove NERFINISHED ⓘ East Sussex ⓘ England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Brighton seafront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ |
| managedBy | West Pier Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArchitect | Eugenius Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalConstructionStart | 1863 ⓘ |
| originalOpeningDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
pleasure pier
ⓘ
seaside entertainment ⓘ |
| partOf | West Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | closed to the public ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
fire
ⓘ
storm damage ⓘ structural collapse ⓘ |
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